MARCH 7, 2022
VOLUME 51 ISSUE 10
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story Mary Boyle's nomination to be a CPSC commissioner remains alive despite a 14-14 party-line committee vote March 3. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC's speed-up trend was reflected in two 1-3 votes March 1 against extending comment periods for clothing storage units (CSUs) and window cords. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC's March 2 public hearing on magnet sets saw no pushback on the agency's notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR). Subscriber-Only Story CPSC ended FY2021 with 591 pending Freedom of Information Act (FoIA) requests. Subscriber-Only Story Participants of an ASTM joint F15.18 and F15.21 meeting March 1 dismissed or moved towards dismissing negative ballots on sleep warnings. Subscriber-Only Story The International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO) held its Annual Meeting and Training Symposium near Washington DC on 14-17 February. Subscriber-Only Story A range of stakeholders February 28 wrote to all four sitting CPSC members to reiterate reasons for the agency's historical participation in ICPHSO. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC March 1 confirmed efforts to bring Bethesda staff largely back to offices. Subscriber-Only Story Health Canada February 28 emphasized that surveillance efforts for its 2021 window cord rules will begin in May. Subscriber-Only Story Health Canada received 840 product reports in the fourth quarter of calendar 2021, according to its data made available February 24. Subscriber-Only Story ECHA March 1 pointed to work by the EU Observatory for Nanomaterials (EUON) on assessing if nano-plastics are hazardous. Subscriber-Only Story The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) February 28 issued updated guidance on REACH information requirements. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on baby boxes, water filters, CSUs, and dogs, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings. |