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The National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI) April 22 aggressively defended its floor slip petition against pushback from members of the footwear industry.

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An April 17 U.K. statutory instrument formalized plans to indefinitely recognize EU conformity assessment marks following Brexit.

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E-commerce sites participating in the EU's Product Safety Pledge have improved handling of listings similar or identical to those in regulators' notices, according to an EC report made available earlier in April.

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Two narrow situations drive the European Commission's April 22 communication on "guiding criteria and principles" about essential uses of very harmful chemicals.

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The European Parliament April 23 voted 584-3-14 to adopt a right-to-repair directive.

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The U.K. Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) April 22 published an updated version of its 2017 enforcement policy.

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Briefs on gas fireplaces, chronic hazards, infant products, CR packaging, and ECHA, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.