FDA DEFENDS BPA ASSESSMENT; NEW STUDY JOINS MIX The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) September 16 fielded criticism of its recent draft finding that bisphenol-A (BPA) is low risk in food-contacting products.
CPSC DEFENDS ACTION ON SIMPLICITY RECALL A CPSC update of the ongoing, high-profile recall of Simplicity bassinets occurred as soon as was possible, Acting Chairman Nancy Nord September 16 wrote to Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Mark Pryor (D-Ark.).
CHINA REVIEWS ROUGHLY 1 IN 5 RAPEX NOTICES THAT EU SENDS From 2006 to May 2008, China’s General Administration for Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) investigated and took action when needed on 507 EU RAPEX notices involving products made in that nation.
LEAD BAN WILL BE RETROACTIVE, CPSC AG CONCLUDES Congress intended that the upcoming 600 parts per million (PPM) limit on lead in children’s products would apply retroactively to existing inventory, according to a CPSC legal opinion.
CPSC GIVES STATES DIRECTION ON TOY LAW PREEMPTION CPSC is telling the states that they have until November 12 to seek to have their toy-safety laws deemed exempt from preemption by toy safety rules in the recently enacted Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA).
CPSC BRIEFS Briefs on soccer goals, water bottles, utility vehicles, SCUBA, power cords, cribs, headlamps, hurricanes, CPSC meetings.
STANDARDS & TESTING BRIEFS Briefs on pool pumps, highchairs, cribs, carriages/strollers, fire tests (2 briefs), turf, water heaters, ducts (2 briefs), wiring, circuit breakers, fans, capacitors, fire alarms, flotation devices, surge protectors, fireplaces, lithium batteries, building material, gas regulators, motors/generators
FOREIGN & INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS Briefs on EMF, magnets, pendants/charms, baby carriages, toy helicopters, metal polish, hoses, toys, carburetor cleaner, RAPEX.
