The Food and Drug Administration has posted revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
This is a reminder that Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) third-party testing and certification will be required for the following children’s products that are manufactured after November 16, 2010, to ensure their compliance with the applicable flammability regulations under the Flammable Fabrics Act:
The Food and Drug Administration has posted a revised version of the following Import Alert on the detention without physical examination of:
In a November 3, 2010 open meeting of the Consumer Product Safety Commission the Commissioners discussed (but did not vote on) a draft Federal Register notice to establish accreditation requirements for third-party labs to test children's sleepwear in sizes 0-6X and 7-14 to the flammability requirements of 16 CFR Parts 1615 and 1616, respectively.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is announcing a teleconference of the Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel on phthalates and phthalate substitutes at 12:00 p.m. EST on November 15, 2010. The CHAP is holding this teleconference in preparation for its next meeting on December 2-3, 2010. The November teleconference and December meeting will include discussions of possible risk assessment approaches.
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 Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued Federal Register notice of its November 3, 2010 meeting in which it is scheduled to vote on a draft notice that would establish accreditation requirements for third-party labs to test children's sleepwear in sizes 0-6X and 7-14 to the flammability requirements of 16 CFR Parts 1615 and 1616, respectively. (See ITT's Online Archives or 10/28/10 news, 10102814, for previous BP summary of this upcoming meeting.)
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a closed meeting on November 3, 2010, in which the staff will brief the Commission on various compliance matters.
The U.S., European Union, and China have issued a joint press statement following their second Consumer Product Safety Trilateral Summit held on October 26, 2010 in Shanghai1.