On March 18, 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 and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development have issued an updated remediation protocol for homes with problem drywall from China. Since a study conducted on behalf of CPSC finds no evidence of a safety hazard to home electrical systems, the agencies are no longer recommending the removal of all electrical wiring in homes with problem drywall.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission plans to conduct a public meeting on April 5, 2011 to solicit answers from testing laboratories, pool and spa drain cover manufacturers and other industry representatives, as a CPSC investigation has revealed that the testing protocols used by some laboratories may have been improper. As a result, some covers certified by these laboratories may not comply with Federal law.

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:

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a closed meeting on March 23, 2011, in which the staff will brief the Commission on various compliance matters.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission published notice of the following voluntary recalls on March 17, 2011:

The Consumer Product Safety Commission published notice of the following voluntary recalls on March 16, 2011:

The Consumer Product Safety Commission will hold an open Commission meeting on March 23, 2011 to discuss a proposed rule on bed rails. A live webcast of the meeting will be available here.

On March 16, 2011, the Food and Drug Administration has posted revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:

On March 11, 2011, Food and Drug Commissioner Hamburg testified before a subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee on the President's fiscal year 2012 budget request for the Food and Drug Administration. Among other things, Hamburg discussed the proposed increase of $326 million that FDA would use to implement the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) enacted in December 2010. She noted that the $326 million includes $100.2 million for user fees, including the four new user fees in the FSMA. Dr. Hagen, Under Secretary for Food Safety of the Food Safety and Inspection Service testified before the same subcommittee on March 15, 2011 on FSIS' request.