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Commissioner Mary Boyle January 26 called on ASTM to strengthen battery access and labeling provisions in the F963 toy standard.

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Three commissioners remarked on the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) to implement Reese's Law.

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'Second-life' lithium-ion batteries have generally the same hazard patterns as new counterparts, but at higher likelihood, according to a January 31 report by the UK Office for Product Safety & Standards (OPSS).

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The 'final' text of the EU Batteries Regulation that has been recently published represents the provisional agreement reached by the Commission, European Parliament and Council during the last round of negotiations held in December 2022.

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Consumer attitudes towards product safety is the focus of a January 30 survey report from the UK Office for Product Safety & Standards (OPSS).

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Product safety in artificial intelligence (AI) is among the considerations in a January 26 risk management guidance by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

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2023 will bring forward a wave of policy reforms which builds on the trend we've seen in 2022.

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April 25 is the deadline to give feedback to an EC ecodesign inquiry targeting sustainable products broadly.

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Briefs on gas stoves, rulemaking, PVC, textiles, defects. Amazon, ICPHSO, and Feldman staff, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.