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Commissioners did not reach a majority vote so will take no action on a Nested Bean demand to update safe sleep guidelines regarding weighted infant sleep products.

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Commissioners in the final weeks of December voted 5-0 to approve a Public Access Plan on agency research and data.

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Commissioners voted 5-0 to publish a notice of a planned study on bathtub slip resistance.

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The Washington State Department of Ecology in December pointed to the availability of a new compliance and reporting webpage.

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Health Canada in December made available safe sleep resources.

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The European Commission December 19 adopted restriction of BPA in food-contact materials, including kitchenware and cookware.

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Briefs on fire pits, tabletop fireplaces, cribs, child strength, button batteries, dressers, and soccer goals, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.