MAY 29, 2023
VOLUME 52 ISSUE 21
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story Commissioners decided to seek feedback beyond the scope of a petition that asked CPSC to consider revoking a 1970s rule on brakes for children's bicycles. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC knew of 2,178 deaths in 2017-2019 associated with off-highway vehicles (OHVs), according to its report made available May 22. Subscriber-Only Story Commissioner Peter Feldman disagreed with other commissioners in the 3-1 votes to deny petitions to extend the comment period on portable generators. Subscriber-Only Story Health Canada issued results of compliance checks targeting five product areas. Subscriber-Only Story Most respondents to a British survey said they use upholstered outdoor furniture two or more meters from barbecues and firepits, according to a May 18 report from the Office for Product Safety & Standards (OPSS). Subscriber-Only Story Prams and strollers were the most likely infant travel products to be stored in the corridors of British homes, according to recent data from the U.K. Office for Product Safety & Standards (OPSS). Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on micromobility fires, chemicals, summer, carpets/rugs, imaging products, and construction products, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings. |