PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER View the entire issue in PDF format.

LEAD IN TOYS IS AMONG TARGETS OF CPSC/AQSIQ SUMMIT A September 11 signing ceremony in Washington, D.C. between CPSC and its Chinese counterpart likely will include goals to ensure lead paint is not used for toys.

LEAVITT MAKES IMPORT SAFETY TOUR HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt September 6 continued a fact-finding tour on the safety of imported products.

EU TO USE TOY RECALLS TO EVALUATE PRODUCT SAFETY SYSTEM The EU Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General (DG-Sanco) September 5 said it would use the recent high-profile toy recalls to assess the EU’s product safety system.

CALIFORNIA MAY ENACT PHTHALATES BAN; TIA RESPONDS Pending the signature of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R), California beginning in 2009 will ban phthalates from toys and childcare products.

ANSI AND TIA BEGIN TOY SAFETY INITIATIVE; CFA URGES ACTION ANSI and the Toy Industry Association (TIA) September 5 announced plans for an effort to strengthen toy testing and inspection.

OREGON SETTLES WITH COSMETIC CONTACT LENS SELLER The Oregon Attorney General office August 31 announced a settlement with a Beaverton retailer for selling cosmetic contact lenses without prescriptions.

CPSC BRIEFS Briefs on dolls, toy drums, toy trains, bunk beds, cribs, safety seats, CPSC meetings.

OTHER FEDERAL BRIEFS Briefs on safety seats, sunscreen, PBDEs.

CONGRESSIONAL BRIEF Briefs on children's products.

STANDARDS & TESTING BRIEFS Briefs on floor covering, hockey helmets, hockey masks, football helmets, sports shoes (2 briefs), tents, building material, lamps, air fresheners, fireplace stoves, TV/radio, chimney liners, sprinklers, clothes dryers, home defense, PFDs.

RESEARCH & JOURNALS BRIEF Brief on mold.

CONSUMER ADVOCACY & PROTECTION BRIEFS Brief on computers.

FOREIGN & INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS Briefs on lighters, Australian rules, China, food/drink shakers, mountain gear, Mattel, personal watercraft, toys, hockey helmets, pencils, RAPEX.