JULY 31, 2023
VOLUME 52 ISSUE 29
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story CPSC's July 27 hearing on battery fires, especially in micromobility, was marked by a consensus across stakeholders for commission rulemaking. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC received generally supportive comments on a petition seeking an update of 1970s rules on brakes on children's bikes. Subscriber-Only Story Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Rep. Janice Schakowsky (D-Ill.) called for more CPSC action on infant loungers. Subscriber-Only Story 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. Subscriber-Only Story 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. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC July 20 issued two unilateral warnings about bike helmets sold on Amazon by sellers in China. Subscriber-Only Story Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said there so far are seven signatories to the product safety pledge begun in June. Subscriber-Only Story Health Canada oversaw 505 corrective actions in the fiscal year that ended with March 2022, according to data the agency made available July 21. Subscriber-Only Story Consumer Reports July 26 promoted the view of the American Academy of Pediatrics that weighted infant sleep products are unsafe. Subscriber-Only Story The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) July 17 urged participation in a general consultation on restricting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Subscriber-Only Story The U.K. Office for Product Safety & Standards (OPSS) July 25 issued its data strategy through 2025. Subscriber-Only Story 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. |