MARCH 21, 2022
VOLUME 51 ISSUE 12
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Product Safety Letter will not appear March 28, 2022, due to its schedule of 48 issues per year. The next issue, Vol. 51, No. 13, will be April 4, 2022. Subscriber-Only Story Three of four commissioners March 16 again signaled likely upcoming positive decisions on moving forward on CPSC's window covering rulemakings. Subscriber-Only Story March 30 is the deadline for requests to present at CPSC's upcoming online hearing on its FY2023 and FY2024 agenda and priorities. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC will get $139.05 million under the FY2022 budget package finalized by Congress March 14 and signed by the president. Subscriber-Only Story Commissioners March 15 voted 4-0 to publish a notice seeking comments on CPSC's DINP restrictions. Subscriber-Only Story Commissioners March 15 voted 4-0 to grant a 2013 consolidated petition seeking rules on adult portable bed rails. Subscriber-Only Story Attention grabbing methods are vital in infant sleep warnings because product users typically look at the wording only once and briefly. Subscriber-Only Story Commissioner votes are due March 22 on publishing a final guidance on alternatives to animal testing. Subscriber-Only Story June 2 is the deadline for an EC consultation on use of hazardous substances in electronics. Subscriber-Only Story April 12 is the deadline to respond to an EC call for evidence on chemical safety assessment in the European Green Deal. Subscriber-Only Story Testing under REACH is the target of an EC comment request ending April 7. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on CPSC budget, U.S. recalls, refrigerants, ATVs, GAO, CPSC 50th, fire victims, test labs, safety violations, and chemicals, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings. |