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The week of April 5 saw two commission steps towards future CPSC activities.

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A draft ASTM standard on market umbrellas would not test beach umbrellas to real world scenarios, CPSC staff worried in a March 10 letter to the F15.79 subcommittee.

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CPSC will hold a webinar April 28 on updates to the business portal for the SaferProducts database.

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CPSC staffers have addressed comments to a proposed survey on comprehension of warnings about infant sleep.

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CPSC is moving towards a direct final rule on incorporating ISO/IEC changes on rules on testing/certification and lab accreditation.

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Nursery products and furniture in 2020 were the most frequently recalled items deemed by Kids in Danger (KID) to be children's products.

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The UK Government announced on 11 March that it is launching a broad-ranging review of the UK product safety framework, specifically with a view to "modernising" the laws to ensure they are fit for the technologies and markets of the future.

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CPSC Acting Chairman Bob Adler praised the inclusion of projects targeting consumer diversity and safety equity in the midyear updates to the operating plan.

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Briefs on upholstered furniture, highchairs, animal testing, chemicals, magnets, toys plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.