CPSC TO LOSE QUORUM JANUARY 15 CPSC will lose its quorum January 15 because President George W. Bush has not selected a nominee to replace ex-Chairman Hal Stratton.
OZONE COMMENTS MOSTLY URGE MORE CPSC ACTION Comments to CPSC on a contractor and a staff report on ozone generators mostly were supportive of further action like research and regulation.
CPSC APPROVES LEAD-IN-JEWELRY ANPR CPSC Commissioners voted 2-0 December 28 to approve an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) to consider a ban of children’s metal jewelry that contain more than 0.06% lead.
FDA LOOKS AT RF INTERFERENCE WITH MEDICAL DEVICES The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) January 3 announced the availability of a draft guidance on use of radio-frequency (RF) wireless technology near medical equipment.
CPSC DENIES SPARKLERS PETITION CPSC commissioners January 4 voted 0-2 against approving a petition that sought exemption from “outdoor-use only” labels on mini-sparklers.
EVENFLO PROTESTS CONSUMER REPORTS ARTICLE Evenflo January 3 protested an upcoming article in the February Consumer Reports magazine that calls for the recall of its model 391 Discovery car seats.
ENGLISH AND KOREANS WORK TOGETHER ON INJURY PREVENTION The U.K. Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) January 2 said that the Korean Association for Safe Communities, of South Korea, recently conducted a fact-finding mission to see if RoSPA’s safety effort could serve as model for its own work.
CPSC BRIEFS Briefs on generators, pool heaters, ATVs/snowmobiles, lights (2 briefs), NEISS, CPSC meetings.
