APRIL 22, 2024
VOLUME 53 ISSUE 16
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story Judges of the 5th Circuit U.S. appeals court April 16 denied a request for an en banc rehearing of the decision that upheld CPSC commissioners' removal protections. Subscriber-Only Story Four broad conclusions and five recommendations for future research were the outcomes of a multi-agency report on recycled crumb rubber used with artificial surfaces for playing fields and playgrounds. Subscriber-Only Story Commissioners voted 5-0 to approve publication of a two-topic supplement to CPSC's 1992 guidelines on assessing chronic hazards. Subscriber-Only Story Commissioner Richard Trumka April 15 called on retailers to stop selling weighted infant sleep products, including blankets, swaddles, and sacks. Subscriber-Only Story May 14 is the deadline to comment on a draft implementing regulation on communicating about surveillance activities under the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR). Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on e-bike batteries, baby pods, value of life, bassinets/cradles, and chemicals, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings. |