NOVEMBER 1, 2021
VOLUME 50 ISSUE 41
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story CPSC Chairman Alexander Hoehn-Saric October 27 chose e-commerce, supply chains, international cooperation, and artificial intelligence for the bulk of his remarks to a virtual ICPHSO audience. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC management needs to set higher standards, according to an October 21 report by the agency's inspector general (IG) office. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC's two administrative lawsuits to force recalls saw spates of activity in mid-late October with prehearing conferences on both matters. Subscriber-Only Story The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) October 26 confirmed a genetic connection between bacteria in a room spray bottle linked directly to a melioidosis outbreak and bacteria found in patients elsewhere. Subscriber-Only Story An ASTM F15.72 working group October 26 moved toward questioning if a three-part approach makes sense for limiting child access to torch and lamp fuels. Subscriber-Only Story The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) called out upholstered furniture and mattresses/bedding in its latest report on home structure fires. Subscriber-Only Story An October 22 guidances from the U.K. Office for Products Safety & Standards (OPSS) addresses risk assessments on products containing small, high-powered magnets. Subscriber-Only Story The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC), in the fiscal year ending June 2020, missed some product safety performance goals. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on infant swings, CO detectors, injury data, PFAS, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings. |