TIA TELLS CPSC ABOUT ADDING ISO PROCESS TO TOY CERTIFICATION The Toy Industry Association (TIA) is adding ISO 9001 certification to its Toy Safety Certification Program (TSCP) to ensure that U.S. and Chinese industry are working with a common language and platform for factory certification and audits.
CPSC STAFF SAYS DENY PEN PETITION; STAY POSSIBLE CPSC members are slated to vote by June 2 on whether to accept agency staff’s recommendation to deny a petition from the Writing Instrument Manufacturers Association for exclusion from CPSIA’s lead limits.
COMPLIANCE STILL AN ISSUE WITH VGB POOL LAW By Arunjana Das Lack of awareness and problems in enforcement are the main challenges to the implementation of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (VGBA), representatives from Safe Kids USA and the Pool Safety Council said at meetings with CPSC Acting Chairman, Nancy Nord and Commissioner Thomas Moore May 28.
CPSC STAFF VIEW PROTOTYPE CRIB CPSC engineers and human factors staff May 28 reacted with interest to a prototype crib that the inventor says limits the likelihood of the sides disengaging from the ends to create gaps that risk entrapment.
NEVADA LIGHTER BILL WOULD BAN REFILLABLE UNITS WITH ART The Lighter Association is breaking with its typical support of novelty lighter bans to oppose a bill passed in Nevada that, due to a quirk in the legislation’s language, would exempt disposable units with artwork but not similar refillable units.
