MARCH 17, 2025
VOLUME 54 ISSUE 11
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story Matthew Campbell will be CPSC's new general counsel, Acting Chairman Peter Feldman announced March 11. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC's tally of pending FoIA requests went up almost 30% in FY2024. It began the year with 276, received 783, processed 701, and finished with 358 still needing work. Subscriber-Only Story Two developments that were occurring near the PSL deadline will shape CPSC's short- and long-term future. Subscriber-Only Story A March 11 executive order directs agencies to be aggressive in asking judges to require bonds from those seeking preliminary injunctions against the government. Subscriber-Only Story Health Canada processed 582 product safety reports in the fourth quarter of calendar 2024, according to its most recent data. Subscriber-Only Story The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) in late February said it had updated its recommendations to registrants of chemicals. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC March 6 reported it estimates there were 204 unintentional deaths in 2021 involving non-fire carbon monoxide incidents and consumer products. Subscriber-Only Story Commissioners' votes are due March 18 on incorporating changes in ASTM F2012-24 into the Section 104 rules for stationary activity centers at 16 CFR 1238. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on sanitizing sprayers, infant cushions, CPSC grants, and circular economy, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings. |