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CPSC staff December 4 alleged that "Amazon's refusal to take legal responsibility" is the reason for phrasing differences between unilaterals and agency demands in the forced-recall case.

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Multiple commenters criticized CPSC's language on crumb rubber in its draft updated Public Playground Handbook.

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Health Canada December 5 circulated education materials for its consumer product and cosmetics reporting systems.

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The Washington State Department of Ecology extended to December 31 a comment deadline on priority products.

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The Environmental Protection Agency December 10 issued a rolling schedule for release of risk evaluations for numerous phthalates.

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Briefs on KID, cribs/play yards, e-filing, carpets/rugs, chemicals, and CLP. plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.