DURBIN EXPLORES 6(b) AS POSSIBLE CAUSE OF RECALL SLOWNESS Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) September 26 asked CPSC if its 6(b) requirements and its resource limitations made it difficult to warn the public about entrapment hazards associated with Simplicity cribs.
GAO OUTLINES DIFFERENCES BETWEEN REACH AND TSCA A just released Government Accountability Office (GAO) report says that the main differences between EU and U.S. chemical safety regulations are in information collection, burden of proof and information disclosure.
RAPEX REPORTS IN 2007 SO FAR ARE 50% ABOVE 2006 NUMBERS The EU’s RAPEX system has seen a 50% rise in notices during January to August 2007 compared to the same period in 2006, according to a report from the EU Health & Consumer Protection Directorate General (DG-Sanco).
EU EYES MORE PRODUCT SAFETY WORK, ESPECIALLY ON TOYS The European Parliament voted 660-18-7 for a joint resolution calling for the European Commission and EU member states to give more attention to product safety, especially toys.
CPSC BRIEFS Briefs on cribs, portable cribs, swings, toy jewelry (2 briefs), puppets, toy rakes, toy figurines, toy trains, garden toys, garage doors, CPSC meetings.
