AUGUST 28, 2023
VOLUME 52 ISSUE 33
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story CPSC staff are scheduled to brief commissioners August 29 on a draft notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) on nursing pillows. Subscriber-Only Story Whirlpool will pay $11.5 million to settle CPSC late reporting allegations. Subscriber-Only Story A special master overseeing a restitution program involving Gree dehumidifiers August 22 explained how affected consumers could apply for up to 100% compensation for losses from overheating units. Subscriber-Only Story Chairs and ranking members of the House Commerce Committee and its innovation, data and commerce subcommittee August 22 asked 17 e-commerce platforms about activity to ensure against sales of banned and recalled items. Subscriber-Only Story The U.K. Office for Product Safety & Standards (OPSS) August 23 cautioned that its findings of high noncompliance for products sold on five major e-commerce platforms should not be used to suggest general compliance rates. Subscriber-Only Story Non-response was the reason for CPSC's unilateral warning against magnet sets sold by Guanjia Trading. Subscriber-Only Story Attorneys general from 14 states and Washington, D.C. urged EPA to ensure sufficient regulation of processes that turn plastic waste into recycled plastic and fuel. Subscriber-Only Story September 29 is the deadline for input to an EC inquiry on substance in childcare products. Subscriber-Only Story Health Canada received 747 product reports in the second quarter of calendar 2023, according to its online reporting dashboard. Subscriber-Only Story The U.K. Office for Product Safety & Standards (OPSS) August 18 updated its safety recommendations for portable gas hobs. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on chronic hazards, Leachco, and brain injuries, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings. |