The Food and Drug Administration says that as many as 79,000 illnesses and 30 deaths due to consumption of eggs contaminated with the bacterium Salmonella Enteritidis may be avoided each year with new food safety requirements for large-scale egg producers. The new food safety requirements are effective on July 9, 2010, through a rule for egg producers having 50,000 or more laying hens -- about 80% of production. Among other things, it requires them to adopt preventive measures and to use refrigeration during egg storage and transportation.

On July 8, 2010, the Food and Drug Administration warned that Que She, marketed as an herbal weight loss supplement, contains active pharmaceutical ingredients not listed on the product label that could harm consumers, especially those with cardiovascular conditions. Advertised as “Slimming Factor Capsule” and as “an all-natural blend of Chinese herbs,” Que She contains: fenfluramine, propranolol, sibutramine, and ephedrine.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is seeking comments on a petition it received¹ requesting that the agency initiate a rulemaking to revise CPSC's standards regarding bunk beds.

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:

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:

In a July 7, 2010 Commission meeting, the Consumer Product Safety Commission moved another step closer to publishing Federal Register notices establishing requirements for CPSC to accredit third-party labs to test children’s carpets and rugs and children’s vinyl plastic film products¹ for compliance with CPSC standards.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a closed meeting on July 14, 2010, in which the staff will brief the Commission on various compliance matters.

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