CPSC HEARS FROM PROPONENTS OF GLOBAL TRACKING SYSTEM CPSC staff March 18 expressed interest in a proposed system to allow one-stop, on-line product tracking for regulators and other stakeholders in multiple nations.
TOO-TINY PRECEDENTS MIGHT AFFECT TRACKING LABELS Other agencies’ rulings on the practicability of labeling tiny products might provide precedents for CPSC’s decisions about whether an item is able to bear the tracking labels mandated by the CPSIA for certain consumer products.
CERTIFICATION DEPENDS ON ‘SIMILAR RULE’ DECISION CPSC’s decision on what makes a provision a “similar rule, ban, standard or regulation” will determine whether makers of consumer specialty products will need certify that their products are compliant with the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA) and the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA).
SIMILAR NEGOTIATIONS DRIVE U.S.-CANADA JOINT RECALLS Cooperative recall actions between CPSC and Health Canada will occur when the agencies have common ground in their negotiations with the companies about what the recall notices will say.
ONE-IN-FOUR CHINESE MAKERS UN-FINDABLE IN RAPEX ACTIONS Identifying Chinese manufacturers remains the biggest challenge in post-RAPEX actions involving products made in that nation, according to EU analysis made available March 16.
TALK TO SUPPLIERS ABOUT NANOMATERIALS, EU STRESSES Manufacturers are responsible for the safety of their products so should communicate upstream to suppliers about the safety of nanomaterials, the EU stressed in a report on nanotech and REACH regulations.
JPMA QUESTIONS RUMORS OF DROP-SIDES’ DEMISE The Juvenile Products Manufactures Association (JPMA) March 18 cautioned that media reports about revisions to F1169, Standard for Full-Size Baby Cribs, are exaggerating the decision of an ASTM subcommittee to forward a proposal related to drop-side cribs.
