AUGUST 22, 2022
VOLUME 51 ISSUE 32
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story Commissioners' votes were due near the PSL deadline on issuing a direct final rule to incorporate changes in ASTM F2549-22 into 16 CFR 1230 on frame child carriers. Subscriber-Only Story Commenters to CPSC were split on whether there are safety improvements in revisions in ASTM F2194–22?1. Subscriber-Only Story An ASTM group August 16 decided to move towards creating a methods guide related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as well as a new F15 subcommittee. Subscriber-Only Story Whether to test interlocks with drawers loaded was among the topics discussed August 15 by an ASTM F15.42 task group. Subscriber-Only Story Infants' tendency to fall asleep during nursing arose August 15 in ASTM F15 discussion of infant feeding support products, which are not meant for sleep. Subscriber-Only Story Comment by September 11 on policy options for infant sleep products in Australia. Subscriber-Only Story The 2,871 product reports received by Health Canada in 2021 were a 36.1% increase over the 2,109 in 2020. Subscriber-Only Story Comment to the EC by September 8 about the appropriate risk oversight of non-medical devices intended to affect the body. Subscriber-Only Story Leachco lawyers complained August 11 that CPSC did not consult with them about deposition notices sent a week before. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on slings, toys, electronics, beach umbrellas, back-to-school, and CPSC contracts, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings. |