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JULY 31, 2023
VOLUME 52   ISSUE 29

 

PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER

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CPSC's July 27 hearing on battery fires, especially in micromobility, was marked by a consensus across stakeholders for commission rulemaking.


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CPSC received generally supportive comments on a petition seeking an update of 1970s rules on brakes on children's bikes.


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Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Rep. Janice Schakowsky (D-Ill.) called for more CPSC action on infant loungers.


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Prehearing maneuvering in the Podster forced-recall case includes Leachco's seeking to exclude expert testimony, strike a witness, and exclude documents and other evidence that CPSC staff would use.


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Both CPSC staff and Amazon filed notices of intent to appeal Administrative Law Judge Jason Patil's July 10 order in the forced recall case.


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CPSC July 20 issued two unilateral warnings about bike helmets sold on Amazon by sellers in China.


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Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said there so far are seven signatories to the product safety pledge begun in June.


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Health Canada oversaw 505 corrective actions in the fiscal year that ended with March 2022, according to data the agency made available July 21.


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Consumer Reports July 26 promoted the view of the American Academy of Pediatrics that weighted infant sleep products are unsafe.


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The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) July 17 urged participation in a general consultation on restricting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).


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The U.K. Office for Product Safety & Standards (OPSS) July 25 issued its data strategy through 2025.


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Briefs on CPSC data, CPSC budget, bedrails, Richard Simpson, ATVs, CPSC rulemaking, school supplies, electrical products, Vevor, and mercury plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.