CPSC SESSION SHOWS WORK NEEDED ON TEST/CERT CONSENSUS CPSC’s November 9 public meeting on CPSIA Section 102 testing and certification revealed possible disagreement and confusion among commissioners and staff about how the agency can and should handle the section.
CPSIA DATABASE GOAL IS CLEAR BUT ROUTE IS NOT There was consensus among stakeholders at a CPSC November 10 public meeting that the in-the-works consumer complaint database authorized by the CPSIA needs to be accurate, but consensus grew weak on the question of what steps are needed for such accuracy.
CPSC FINDS QUESTIONS ABOUT GFCI TESTING KNOWLEDGE More than one in five (21%) of the 343 respondents to CPSC’s October online survey said that they have ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs) that are blocked in a way that they would be unlikely to see the small indicator light.
RILA GIVES CPSC MORE INFO ON SUPPLIER SPEC EFFORT By Andrea Foster The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) November 5 presented to CPSC more information on its plan to create a common worldwide set of safety specifications for consumer products.
EU APPROACHES RECORD RAPEX YEAR The 170 RAPEX reports received by DG-Sanco in October puts the EU within reach of a record year in 2009 for the system.
DG-SANCO GETS OK TO CONFER WITH U.S. The EU Council of Ministers November 10 authorized the European side of possible negotiation between DG-Sanco and its U.S. counterparts, such as CPSC, for better cooperation, information sharing and consumer protection related to product safety.
BUEC AND ANEC OFFER NANOTECH LIST The European consumer groups BEUC and ANEC November 5 launched an inventory of products purported to contain nanotechnology.
CARB PROPOSES CHANGES TO AIR CLEANER RULE The California Air Resources Board (CARB) December 9 in Sacramento will consider five amendments to the state’s 2007 indoor air cleaner regulations.
CONNECTICUT TARGETS TOY BOX The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection said it has forwarded its lead paint and choking risk findings on a toy to CPSC.
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