The Consumer Product Safety Commission scheduled a May 1 meeting to consider whether to issue a draft proposed rule that would amend Section 1110 rule for certificates of compliance. The agency recently delayed a vote on the proposal, which would require electronic filing of CPSC compliance certificates along with other entry documents and add new required data elements, to do more cost analysis (see 13013123).

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is asking for comments by June 24 on whether there are materials that don’t include a prohibited element or chemical, such as lead or phthalates, and so shouldn’t be subject to third-party testing requirements for children’s products. The request for information is related to a 2011 law that mandates CPSC find ways to reduce regulatory burdens on businesses. The commission is seeking comments that address the presence of certain chemicals in the following children’s products and materials: toys, child care articles, manufactured woods, and synthetic food dyes.

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the following voluntary recalls April 18 (country of manufacture in parentheses):

The Consumer Product Safety Commission’s request “fails to meaningfully address the burdens our testing regulations have imposed,” said Commissioner Nancy Nord of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. In a statement explaining her decision to vote against CPSC’s fiscal year 2014 budget request, Nord decried the commission for its rejection of an amendment committing CPSC to action on reduce the costs of its testing and certification requirements on businesses. Nord’s amendment would have mandated a proposed rule, or at least a commission briefing package, to reduce some burdens.

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the following voluntary recalls April 17 (country of manufacture in parentheses):

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the following voluntary recalls April 16 (country of manufacture in parentheses):

Six retailers announced April 12 a recall of Buckyballs and Buckycubes high-powered magnet sets due to ingestion hazard, following importer Maxfield & Oberton Holdings’ refusal of a voluntary recall, said the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the following voluntary recalls April 11 (country of manufacture in parentheses):

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the following voluntary recalls April 10 (country of manufacture in parentheses):

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the following voluntary recalls April 9 (country of manufacture in parentheses):