In their September 29, 2010 open Commission meeting, the Consumer Product Safety Commission voted 3-2 to approve for publication a final interpretive rule on the term, “children’s products” as used in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has published notice of the following voluntary recalls:
On September 30, 2010, the Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with Fisher-Price, have announced voluntary recalls of the following products: (i) trikes: about 7 million units of Fisher Price Trikes and Tough Trikes toddler tricycles manufactured in Mexico; (ii) Little People rampway: amount 100,000 units of Fisher-Price Little People Wheelies Stand 'n Play Rampways manufactured in Mexico; (iii) high chairs: about 950,000 units of Healthy Care, Easy Clean and Close to Me High Chairs manufactured in China and Mexico; toys with inflatable balls: about 2.8 million units of certain infant toys with inflatable balls manufactured in China and Mexico.
The Food and Drug Administration has posted revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Food and Drug Administration has posted revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Food and Drug Administration has issued warning letters to three companies that manufacture and market mouth rinse products with claims that they remove plaque above the gum line or promote healthy gums. These claims suggest the products are effective in preventing gum disease when no such benefit has been demonstrated. Warning letters were sent to: Johnson & Johnson (Listerine Total Care Anticavity Mouthwash), CVS Corporation (CVS Complete Care Anticavity Mouthwash), and Walgreen Company (Walgreen Mouth Rinse Full Action). Companies that received FDA warning letters are required to take appropriate action to correct these violations within 15 days. Failure to do so may result in seizure of the product, or other civil or criminal penalties.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has published notice of the following voluntary recall:
The Food and Drug Administration is announcing the availability of a draft guidance entitled "Guidance for Industry: Acidified Foods," which, when finalized, will complement FDA's regulations regarding acidified foods, including regulations for specific current good manufacturing practice (CGMP), establishment registration, and process filing. Comments are due by December 27, 2010.
The Food and Drug Administration has posted revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has published notice of the following voluntary recalls: