CPSC REPORTS ON FIRST CPSIA YEAR CPSC’s first Performance and Accountability Report for a full year (fiscal 2009) under the CPSIA shows the changes in the agency related to that law, but also in other high-attention areas like pool/spa drains and drywall.
TOY INJURIES UP, DEATHS DOWN, CPSC DATA SHOW CPSC November 17 said there was a statistically significant increase in toy injuries among youth under age 15 from 2004 to 2008, although there was not a statistically significant change from 2007 to 2008.
TSCA REFORM GETS HEARING IN HOUSE A November 18 House hearing on updating the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) saw the predictable tension between ensuring that unsafe products are stopped from going to market and creating a system that is not unduly harmful to industry.
CPSC EXPLAINS GOALS FOR TESTING WORKSHOP Reasonable testing programs, third party testing, small business issues, labeling, and certification are the main topics CPSC intends to target at its December 10-11 workshop on CPSIA testing.
EU URGES MORE WORK IN ANIMAL TEST ALTERNATIVES The EU directorates for Enterprise and Industry and for Science and Research November 6 reported that they have seen progress on animal testing alternatives
NORD GIVES UPDATE FROM INDIA TRIP CPSC Commissioner Nancy Nord the week of November 16 was in India, where she visited with apparel and footwear makers.
ASTM LAUNCHES CERTIFICATION PROGRAM ASTM November 19 launched an initiative aimed at certification and third party assessment of compliance with standards.
TIA REVEALS FIRST TSCP PRODUCTS Eight products by three companies are certified under the Toy Safety Certification Program (TSCP), the Toy Industry Association (TIA) said November 18.
GROUP EYES PERSONNEL CERTIFICATION A staff certification provider, RABQSA, is planning to create a competency certification program for product safety.
WATCH ISSUES ANNUAL TOY LIST World Against Toys Causing Harm (WATCH) November 18 released its annual toy safety allegations.
CALIFORNIA AG TAKES ACTION ON CPSIA LEAD LIMITS IN KID ITEMS California Attorney General Jerry Brown November 17 warned six retailers about seven children’s products with lead levels that allegedly exceed the 300 parts-per-million (ppm) limits in the federal CPSIA and in the state’s Proposition 65.
