COMMISSION SPLITS 1-1 ON PEN VOTE BUT MOST PENS NOT COVERED CPSC Acting-Chairman Thomas Moore and Commissioner Nancy Nord June 3 split 1-1 in a vote on excluding certain ballpoint pens from CPSIA Section 101 lead limits for children’s products and on whether to direct agency staff to draft a stay of enforcement.
DEFINITIONS ARE KEY TO LEAD IN KIDS’ BOOKS By by Arunjana Das Devising correct definitions is the key to effective implementation of the CPSIA for children’s books, CPSC General Council Cheryl Falvey said June 9 with publishers, printers and the American Library Association.
EU ADDS PHTHALATES TO CONSUMER-ACCESSIBLE STUDIES DG Sanco June 10 provided a non-technical synopsis of Danish tests that found that phthalates in school supplies do not contribute significantly to children’s intake of the plasticizers.
RUBBER IN SYNTHETIC TURF MAY CAUSE HEAT INJURIES, NY FINDS By Arunjana Das Crumb rubber in synthetic turf fields may be a possible source for heat illnesses and groundwater contamination, a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation study released in May found.
