JANUARY 15, 2024
VOLUME 53 ISSUE 3
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story Commissioners' votes are due January 17 on whether to docket a petition that seeks to reduce the allowed size of "Keep out of Reach" icons on packaging of button and coin batteries. Subscriber-Only Story Commissioners voted 3-1 to approve a final rule to incorporate changes in ANSI/SVIA 1-2023 into rules at 16 CFR 1420. Subscriber-Only Story Accidental use for sleep should be a target of warning labels on infant rockers, according to a comment to CPSC on its rulemaking. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC needs to tackle four resource and management challenges, according to a January 5 report from its Inspector General (IG) office. Subscriber-Only Story Electrical appliances and equipment was the top category of reports to the U.K. Product Safety Database. Subscriber-Only Story The UK Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) January 9 warned against drawing national conclusions from the results of a baseline compliance survey done in 2021-2022. Subscriber-Only Story The UK Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) January 9 emphasized three steps towards compliance with security requirements for connectable products. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on toys, CPSC records, floor slips, OPSS science, OPSS practices, and Amazon, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings. |