CPSC DENIES REQUEST FOR LEAD-CONTENT STAY CPSC members voted 2-0 February 5 to deny a request from industry to issue a stay of lead content limits in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA).
PHTHALATES RULES ARE RETROACTIVE, COURT RULES CPSC must set aside last year’s opinion that the phthalates provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) do not apply retroactively.
LEGISLATORS WANT NORD TO RELINQUISH CHAIR A request February 3 by the top four congressional Democrats with jurisdiction over CPSC that President Barack Obama ask Nancy Nord to step down from the acting CPSC chairman position should not be confused with a request that Obama remove her from the commission altogether.
CPSC CHAIRMAN PICK COULD COME SOON Despite a comment by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs that President Barack Obama might nominate a CPSC chairman the week of February 2, that had not occurred as of PSL’s deadline.
LOOK AT CPSC HISTORY, MOORE URGES MICRO BUSINESSES CPSC Commissioner Thomas Moore February 4 asserted that those who are concerned about the effects of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act on micro-business manufacturers and resellers of used product should look at CPSC history.
CPSC UPDATES POOL LAW FAQs CPSC January 30 updated its frequently asked questions document for the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act.
REPUBLICANS EYE CPSIA CHANGES A bill by four Republicans would address the concerns of many small businesses related to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA).
CPSC BRIEFS Briefs on swing sets, stair gates, bike wheels, sweatshirts, bunk beds, digital thermometers, ATVs, regulatory freeze, CPSC-Congress, CPSC meetings.
