MAY 10, 2021
VOLUME 50 ISSUE 18
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story CPSC Acting Chairman Bob Adler May 5 used the announcement of Peloton's reversal in opposing a treadmill recall to reiterate his concerns about 6(b) information controls. Subscriber-Only Story Commissioners' votes are due May 11 on publishing a direct final rule to incorporate updates in ASTM F2613-21 on children's folding chairs and stools. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC will move towards rules to address fire and debris-penetration on off-highway vehicles (OHVs). Subscriber-Only Story CPSC Acting Chairman Bob Adler May 5 directed agency staff to look at updating rules governing flocked toys. Subscriber-Only Story Comment by May 26 to an Australian consultation on updating references to voluntary standards on projectile toys in the nation's mandatory rules. Subscriber-Only Story California's Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) April 29 said that toys, jewelry and artificial turf will be among its targets through 2023. Subscriber-Only Story Comment by June 17 on Health Canada's proposed changes to the nation's carriages and strollers regulations. Subscriber-Only Story Canada and the U.S. in late April both announced steps towards further regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Subscriber-Only Story Two late April reports from CPSC's Inspector General (IG) office found faults in the agency's practices regarding background checks and equal employment opportunity. Subscriber-Only Story Some 73.3% of CPSC staffers (326 of 445) replied to the 2020 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey. Subscriber-Only Story A May 5 European Commission report on its industrial strategy, included a section asserting that the pandemic revealed the importance of market surveillance. Subscriber-Only Story MyDeal.com will be the fifth ecommerce site to join the Australian product safety pledge, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced April 29. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on handguns, testing/labs, registration, electronic displays, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings. |