CPSC CONTINUES FOCUS ON DRAWSTRING “GENERIC DEFECT” Nine firms will pay a total of $350,000 in civil penalties to settle CPSC allegations they did not report in time that children’s outerwear had drawstrings contrary to agency guidelines.

CPSC FOIA IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS CPSC has implemented various technical approaches in its effort to reduce its Freedom of Information (FOIA) backlog, according to an August 1 memo sent to the President’s Management Council.

CPSC BRIEFS Briefs on snowboards, board skirts, lights, toys, blenders, light fixtures, grills, sweatshirts (2 briefs), jackets, bike pedals, work lights, brad nailers, cribs (2 briefs), artificial turf, CPSC activity, CPSC meetings.