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

The Consumer Product Safety Commission’s Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel (CHAP) on phthalates and phthalate substitutes discussed possible risk assessment approaches during its November 15, 2010 teleconference.

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 November 19, 2010 on a draft notice to revise the terms of its acceptance of children's product certifications based on testing that is conducted by a lab before it was accredited by CPSC. The proposed revisions would allow for two scenarios in which CPSC would accept such prior testing.

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

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

Pursuant to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), the following Consumer Product Safety Commission children’s product requirements take effect in November and December 2010.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a closed meeting on November 17, 2010, in which the staff will brief the Commission on various compliance matters.

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 posted Chairman Tenenbaum's remarks at the Window Covering Manufacturers Association stakeholders meeting which was held at CPSC on November 9, 2010. The meeting was held to discuss revisions to the ANSI standard for window coverings, which are expected to be finalized in 2010. The Chairman warned that this time, industry must eliminate and not just mitigate, the risks that cords pose to children. The event involved retailers, consumer advocates, and representatives of CPSC, Health Canada, and the European Union.