SOME PRODUCTS MIGHT NOT HAVE STAY LIFTED IN FEB CPSC staff is looking at potentially differing approaches for different products as the agency nears the possible end of the CPSIA testing and certification stay in February.
CPSC DISCUSSES VISION FOR COMPONENT TESTING CPSC staff is envisioning two types of component testing schemes for compliance with both CPSIA lead paint and lead content certification rules, Compliance chief Gib Mullan told Commissioners December 2.
EU REVIEWS 10 MONTHS OF RAPEX Spain was the top RAPEX reporter in the first 10 months of 2009, according to an EU report made available December 1.
RISKY CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT 30%, SAYS EU DG-Sanco December 2 said a recent surveillance project found that 30% of Christmas lights sold in the EU “present an obvious and direct risk of fire and electric shocks.”
AUSTRALIAN LAW UPDATE AGAIN URGED Australia’s Treasury Department in November concluded that the nation should move forward in four areas of its ongoing update of its product safety laws.
EU GIVES 12 TOY SAFETY TIPS DG-Sanco and numerous other organizations, including consumer advocacy groups, December 2 issued at toy safety tip sheet.
CANADA: TOYS, C-6 Q&A, AND C-6 CHANGES Health Canada is seeking feedback through January 12 on its efforts to modernize its toys safety system related to electrical and mechanical risks.
CANADA HALF DONE WITH PRIORITY CHEMS Canada’s Chemicals Management Plan is beyond the halfway point for assessing high priority substances, Health Canada and Environment Canada said November 27.
ECHA SEEKS INPUT ON ANIMAL TEST The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is seeking comment by January 11 on the use of animal testing related to a particular chemical.
CPSC HEARS ABOUT HSC’s PLANS By Andrea Foster The Home Safety Council (HSC) has applied for a $1 million grant from the Department of Homeland Security to expand a program that teaches preschoolers and their parents about burns and fires, the council president told three CPSC commissioners December 1.
SUMMER OF RECALLS HURT INNOCENT FIRMS/BRANDS STUDY FINDS A study by researchers at the University of Maryland and University of Toronto concludes that the 2007 “Summer of Recalls” that was a catalyst for the CPSIA resulted in market damage for toys that were not recalled and for companies uninvolved in the recalls.
