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CPSC SEEKS 20 STAKEHOLDERS TO JOIN IT IN CHINA Product safety professionals hoping to be among the 20 U.S. stakeholder representatives to accompany CPSC to the 3rd Biennial U.S/China Consumer Product Safety Summit in China in October should be aware of three criteria.

BIKE MAKERS GET EXTENSION FOR REPORTS CPSC members voted 5-0 August 27 to extend the time that bicycle makers have to submit reports related to a lead content enforcement stay.

PSL OFFERS MORE CONTENT ONLINE Since May, Product Safety Letter (PSL) readers and others who go to our website (www.productsafetyletter.com) or subscribe to our free ezine Product Safety Daily have been enjoying dozens of online-only stories in a new service: Product Safety Forum.

CPSC BRIEFS Briefs on office chairs, DVD players, bath seats, baby walkers, test labs, civil penalties, third-party tests, CPSC meetings.

STANDARDS & TESTING BRIEFS Briefs on wiring boards, office furnishing, component connectors, panelboards, fire extinguishing systems, ventilators, electrical equipment, surge protection, exit marking, circuit breakers, lamps, duct heaters, control panels, component connectors, fuel tanks, baseboard heating, XRF, fire tests, synthetic turf, booster seats, trampolines, carriages/strollers.

RESEARCH & JOURNALS BRIEFS Briefs on carbon monoxide, home safety.

FOREIGN & INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS Briefs on Japan, animal tests, labeling/packaging, cloth books, ranges, refrigerators, puzzles, heaters, glue, pacifiers, hot water bottles, toys, coffeemakers, RAPEX.