Commissioner Nord of the Consumer Product Safety Commission is urging the trade to submit information and data as part of the February 16, 2011 public hearing on the technological feasibility of the 100 parts per million lead content limit in children's product, which is set to take effect August 14, 2011, unless CPSC determines that such a limit is not technologically feasible for a specific product or product category. Nord states that information and data is necessary to help the Commission make educated determinations on the 100 ppm lead content limit.
The Food and Drug Administration has posted the Import Refusal Report for February 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 has posted revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Food and Drug Administration is announcing the availability of the draft guidance entitled "Recommended Warning for Surgeon’s Gloves and Patient Examination Gloves that Use Powder," which recommends that the labeling for powdered medical gloves provide a warning related to the potential health effects. Comments on the draft guidance are due by May 9, 2011. FDA has also established a public docket to receive comments regarding risks and benefits of powdered gloves. Comments are due on the docket by April 25, 2011. The draft guidance notice is available here. The docket notice is available here.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has published notice of the following voluntary recalls:
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a closed meeting on February 9, 2011, 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 published in the Federal Register its provisionally-accepted Settlement Agreement with Raynor Marketing, Ltd., containing a civil penalty of $390,000.00 regarding its import and distribution of defective office chairs and failure to report the defects to CPSC as required. Comments are due by February 19, 2011. (See ITT’s Online Archives or 01/31/11 news, 11013134, for previous BP summary.)
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:
In a January 31, 2011 staff memo to the Commissioners, Consumer Product Safety Commission staff described their belief that the pending rulemaking regarding component part testing of consumer products would ease the burden of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) testing and certification requirements for manufacturers and importers of consumer products.