The Food and Drug Administration has posted revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:

The following are details of Illinois’ “Cadmium-Safe Kids Act,” a law limiting the amount of cadmium allowed in children's jewelry, which was enacted on July 29, 2010.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has published notice of the following voluntary recall:

Commissioner Nord of the Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a statement on her vote against issuing laboratory accreditation requirements for testing children's clothing textiles for compliance with flammability regulations. She voted against it because she does not believe the flammability regulations are children’s product safety rules, and the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act only requires third-party testing for children's product safety rules.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has published notice of the following voluntary recall:

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 announced a closed meeting on August 11, 2010, in which the staff will brief the Commission on various compliance matters.

In its July 30, 2010 final rule submission to the Office of Management and Budget, the Food and Drug Administration states that the over-the-counter drug review establishes conditions under which OTC drugs are considered generally recognized as safe (GRAS) and effective and not misbranded. After a final monograph (i.e., final rule) is issued, only OTC drugs meeting the conditions of the monograph, or having an approved new drug application, may be legally marketed. The first action addresses active ingredients reviewed under Time and Extent Applications. The second action addresses other effectiveness issues for OTC sunscreen drug products. The third action finalizes sunscreen formulation, labeling, and testing requirements for both ultraviolet B and ultraviolet A radiation protection. The last action addresses combination products containing sunscreen and insect repellent ingredients. Also on July 30, 2010, the FDA has submitted a proposed rule to OMB titled: "Revised Safety and Effectiveness Determination; Sunscreen Drug Products for Over-the-Counter Human Use.'"

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has published notice of the following voluntary recalls:

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is scheduled to vote by August 12, 2010 on a draft Federal Register notice seeking comments on a proposed information collection regarding durable nursery products. The information collection would seek information on ownership characteristics, the life cycle of the products, and consumer behaviors and perceptions regarding such products.