The Consumer Product Safety Commission published notice of the following voluntary recalls on March 15, 2011:

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has posted two reports which outline staff work on voluntary standard activities during fiscal year 2010 (October 2009 - September 2010).

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.

On March 15, 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 posted the Import Refusal Report for March 2011. This report covers import refusals involving FDA-regulated products, including cosmetics. The IRR is generated from data collected by FDA's Operational and Administrative System for Import Support (OASIS) and is updated monthly.

The Food and Drug Administration is providing notice of an extension of memorandum of understanding (MOU) between FDA and Servicio Nacional de Sanidad, Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria of the United Mexican States. The purpose of the MOU is to establish a system that increases the likelihood that cantaloupes from Mexico offered for import into the U.S comply with U.S. law, among other things. The agreement became effective on October 26, 2005, amended on April 19, 2007, and extended on October 28, 2010 for one year.

On March 14, 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 has announced the fourth meeting of the Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel (CHAP) on phthalates and phthalate substitutes on March 30-31, 2011. The panel, which is required by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA), is studying phthalates and phthalate alternatives as used in children’s toys and child care articles. Its findings will be used to inform a future CPSC rulemaking on the topic.

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 11, 2011, the Food and Drug Administration has posted revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of: