CPSC MIGHT TALK TO RETAILERS ABOUT REDUNDANT TESTING CPSC likely will address retailers about requiring redundant testing as it develops its CPSIA Section 102 approach.

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.

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.

CPSC BRIEFS Briefs on NEISS, firewalled labs, drywall, recalls, CPSC meetings.