MAY 31, 2021
VOLUME 50 ISSUE 21
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story Commissioners are slated for a June 2 decisional meeting on CPSC's draft final rule on infant sleep products. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC staff do not recommend burden relief changes to component parts and testing rules at 16 CFR 1107 and 1109. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC staff will develop a proposal to address expertise and technical gaps on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), those looking at how to approach the technologies wrote May 19. Subscriber-Only Story There likely has been movement towards lessening the probability of uncontained fires in electric clothes dryers, according to a CPSC staff report made available May 25. Subscriber-Only Story ASTM's F15.77 subcommittee on magnet sets May 25 decided to consider performance standards and to look at whether and how to promote an existing standard. Subscriber-Only Story Common risk terminology, designing products for seniors, high powered magnets, and regulatory excellence awards are four issues getting recent attention from the U.K. Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS). Subscriber-Only Story There should be a new search of REACH dossiers to better understand substances used in tires and ending up in the infill of artificial turf, according to a study from the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). Subscriber-Only Story A just issued report of consumer attitudes and awareness by New Zealand Consumer Protection includes three findings related to product safety. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on electronics and gun locks plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings. |