MAY 6, 2024
VOLUME 53 ISSUE 18
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story Budget tightening is set to be the focus of the May 8 commission briefing on midyear update to CPSC's FY2024 operating plan. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC Commissioner Richard Trumka April 26 praised five retailers, saying they agreed to stop selling weighted infant sleep products. Subscriber-Only Story Worry about "poor repairability" is among concerns in an EC inquiry about ecodesign requirements for computers. Subscriber-Only Story The European Parliament voted to approve new right to repair laws April 23 during its last plenary session ahead of European Parliament elections. Subscriber-Only Story The European Parliament voted to approve the legislative text for the proposed Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation during its plenary session on April 23, 2024. Subscriber-Only Story EPA April 30 finalized expansion of restriction on methylene chloride (dichloromethane or DCM). Subscriber-Only Story Customs and Border Protection (CBP) April 29 promoted seizure of various products that violated CPSC requirements and were "concealed" with other "legitimate cargo." Subscriber-Only Story June 26 is the deadline to comment on a call for evidence about aromatic brominated flame retardants from the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on table saws, fuel containers, electric skateboards, and dock ladders, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings. |