CANADA PROPOSES BPA BAN FOR BABY BOTTLES Health Canada October 17 proposed regulations to ban bisphenol-A (BPA) in baby bottles.

EU CONSUMERS MOSTLY BELIEVE PRODUCTS ARE SAFE Nearly half (48%) of European consumers think that “only a small number of products are unsafe,” according to October Eurobarometer data.

FOREIGN & INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS Briefs on DVD/CD/MP3 players, decorations, mini hockey sticks, children's jewelry (2 briefs), magnets, battery chargers, pacifiers, crack filler, hair dryer, RAPEX.