The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission announced six (6) recalls during the week of February 8, 2016. The announcements include a recall of propane gas which lacked sufficient odorant to warn consumers of a leak. The following is a list of those recalls with links to the respective announcements from CPSC.
As previously discussed here, the U.S. House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee will hold a hearing entitled “Industry Perspectives on the Consumer Product Safety Commission” on Wednesday, March 10, 2016. It is clear from a Background Memo published yesterday that the Committee intends to delve into some of the highest profile issues in the CPSC regulated community from recent years. The Committee also announced the witnesses testifying at the hearing as well as the topics that may be explored.
The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission announced ten recalls during the week of February 1, 2016. The recalls include a diverse set of products ranging from a computer used for SCUBA diving to decorative baby rattles. The following is a list of those recalls with links to the respective announcements from CPSC.
The House Energy & Commerce Committee will hold a hearing entitled “Industry Perspectives on the Consumer Product Safety Commission.” The hearing will take place on Wednesday, March 10, 2016, at 10:15 a.m. (ET). The Energy & Commerce Committee has oversight over the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the hearing will focus on “evaluating
Update to the TMT Industry Insider article, “New Federal Safety Standard Proposed for Phthalates in Children’s Toys and Certain Child Care Articles,” which was posted on February 12, 2015. The deadline to submit comments on the proposed CPSC rule on phthalates has been extended to April 15, 2015.
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A new and more stringent federal safety standard for phthalates in children’s toys and certain child care articles was proposed by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC” or “Commission”) on Dec. 30, 2014. See Consumer Product Safety Commission, Prohibition of Children’s Toys and Child Care Articles Containing Specified Phthalates, 79 Fed. Reg. 78324 (Dec. 30, 2014) (amending 16 C.F.R. § 1307). This proposed rule on phthalates (the “proposed rule”) would establish a new federal standard on the use of specified phthalates in children’s toys and child care articles and expand the list of permanently banned phthalates under current law.