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Volume 39 - Number 8 | February 22, 2010

Product Safety Letter
View the entire issue in PDF format.

Tenenbaum Gives Stern Warning about Recallers’ Behavior
Companies that publicly blame victims’ families will face an angry CPSC, Chairman Inez Tenenbaum told an International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO) audience February 17 in a keynote speech that surprised many of the top CPSC stakeholders gathered for the Washington, D.C. meeting.

Falvey Notes Value in Holistic CPSIA Approach
CPSC General Counsel Cheri Falvey February 17 said that companies that are looking at how tracking labels integrate with other parts of the CPSIA – such as the consumer database – could put themselves at an advantage.

Howell Gives Tips on Testing
The basic question in deciding how often to do periodic testing is “How big of a recall do you want to manage?” explained Jay Howell, head of CPSC’s Office of Hazard Analysis and Reduction February 17.

Mullen Cites Need to Cover Inland Ports More
CPSC has a goal of having inspectors at interior U.S. ports-of-entry, CPSC Compliance chief Gib Mullan February 17 told an International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO) crowd.

New CPSC Website Covers CPSIA Database Implementation
CPSC February 17 launched a new website dedicated to the CPSIA consumer complaint database. Stakeholders will be able to follow the agency’s implementation of the sometimes controversial system.

EU Finds 1-in-7 Sunbeds Noncompliant
The EU February 12 said that recent market surveillance in 10 member states found that one in seven sunbeds violate European UV radiation limits.

CPSC Briefs
Briefs on cribs, components, recalls, meetings.

Standards & Testing Briefs
Briefs on ASTM standards, UL standards.

Foreign & International Briefs
Briefs on recalls, RAPEX.




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