JANUARY 31, 2022
VOLUME 51 ISSUE 5
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story Administrative Law Judge James Grimes January 19 declined to dismiss CPSC's lawsuit to force a recall by Amazon, rejecting the company's position that it is not a distributor under the CPSA. Subscriber-Only Story Commissioners January 26 voted 4-0 to approve a final rule on crib mattresses. Subscriber-Only Story March 31 will be the date of a second CPSC webinar on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). Subscriber-Only Story Respond by April 15 to an EC public consultation about potential revisions to REACH to meet European Green Deal goals. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC should take five steps towards coming into compliance with government cybersecurity guidelines, according to the agency's inspector general (IG). Subscriber-Only Story Nine emerging issues need greater attention from EU consumer agencies, according to a January 21 report from the Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER). Subscriber-Only Story February 11 is the deadline to send comments to the EC about potential new regulations for products with aesthetic or other non-medical uses but still falling under the EU Medical Devices Regulation. Subscriber-Only Story The so called "right-to-repair: has gained real momentum in the EU, with complementary measures being proposed in numerous areas including ecodesign product rules, consumer law, product safety and product liability rules. Subscriber-Only Story The European Commission published its proposals for a revision of the General Product Safety Directive, paving the way for a new dawn in the form of the General Product Safety Regulation on 30 June 2021. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on Mary Boyle, lead, dogs, AI, and e-commerce, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings. |