SEGREGATE PHTHALATE-FREE PRODUCTS, SUGGESTS CPSC CPSC December 4 suggested that retailers could separate products with and without phthalates similar to the way that grocery stores segregate regular and organic produce.

CERT CONTENT CAN DEPEND ON PARTS AND USE What components come with products and how companies market them can change what is needed in the Section 102 conformity certificates required under the new Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA).

PORTABLE SPAS NEED RELIEF, APSA TELLS CPSC The Association of Pool and Spa Professional (APSA) December 8 told CPSC that portable electric residential spas might face a possibly insurmountable hurdle in meeting the drain cover requirements in the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act.

SECTION 15 REPORTS DROP SHARPLY IN EARLY FY 2009 There was a nearly 50% slowdown in Section 15 reports during the first two months of fiscal 2009 (October and November) compared to the same period a year earlier.

CHILD-RESISTANT CLOSURES WILL REQUIRE CERTIFICATION Packagers and importers of drugs and other substances subject to the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA) must comply with the Section 102 certification requirements in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act

CPSC BRIEFS Briefs on fireplaces, electric blowers, merchandisers, Nordstrom, metal jewelry (2 briefs), CPSC meetings.