On March 18 and 25, 2011, 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 updated its question and answer document on what it is doing to ensure the safety of products imported from Japan. The updated information is on what FDA would do if the grass or feed crop in the U.S. becomes contaminated, a situation which FDA says is very unlikely. The Q&A continues to state that all milk and milk products and vegetables and fruits produced or manufactured from the four Japanese prefectures of Fukushima, Ibaraki, Tochigi and Gunma will be detained upon entry into the U.S. They will not be allowed to enter the U.S. food supply, unless shown to be free from radionuclide contamination, with the exception of specific products restricted by Japan - these will be refused admission into the U.S. (See ITT's Online Archives or 03/22/11 and 03/24/11 news, 11032225 and 11032438, for previous BP summaries of the Q&A and FDA's import alert on the topic.)

The Consumer Product Safety Commission published notice of the following additional voluntary recall on March 24, 2011:

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a closed meeting on March 30, 2011, in which the staff will brief the Commission on various compliance matters.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has updated its list of meetings between CPSC and its stakeholders that are open to the public, unless otherwise stated:

On March 18 and 24, 2011, 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 is scheduled to vote by March 29, 2011 on whether to revise its 2008 notice of lab accreditation requirements for lead paint in order to specify the tests labs must use to become accredited to test children’s products for compliance with the lead paint ban of 16 CFR Part 1303.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is scheduled to vote by March 29, 2011 on a draft Federal Register notice that would revise its September 2008 notice of lab accreditation requirements for third-party labs to test children’s products for compliance with the lead paint ban of 16 CFR Part 1303. CPSC states that its 2008 notice did not specify that labs use any specific test method. In response to requests by third-party labs that CPSC be more specific, the draft revision would require third-party accredited labs to use CPSC and/or ASTM published test methods upon publication of the notice in the Federal Register.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is scheduled to discuss on March 30, 2011 and then vote on April 13, 2011 on a final rule that would establish a mandatory standard for toddler beds that is substantially the same as ASTM F1821 - 09, with several modifications to strengthen the standard. The final rule, which CPSC states is very similar to its April 2010 proposed rule, would take effect six months after publication in the Federal Register. The Commission will also be deciding on third-party lab accreditation requirements for testing toddler beds for compliance with the new standard.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission published notice of the following voluntary recalls on March 24, 2011: