The Consumer Product Safety Commission is scheduled to vote on July 13, 2011 on two notices involving children’s products. The first would announce whether the 100 parts per million lead content limit for children’s products will take effect as scheduled on August 14, 2011. The second notice would establish the requirements for third-party labs to be accredited to test children’s toys pursuant to the ASTM toy standards, F 963-08 (all toys) and section 4.27 from ASTM F 963-07ε1 (on toy chests).
The Commissioners of the Consumer Product Safety Commission are scheduled to vote by July 12, 2011 on a draft proposed rule that would amend CPSC's mandatory standard for all-terrain vehicles. CPSC's ATV standard is based on the 2007 ANSI Standard for Four-Wheel All-Terrain Vehicles Equipment Configuration and Performance Requirements, developed by the Specialty Vehicle Institute of America (ANSI/SVIA 1-2007). The proposed rule would update CPSC's ATV standard to reference the 2010, not the 2007, version of the ANSI/SVIA standard. CPSC states that the differences between the two versions are relatively minor and expects few manufacturing changes would be needed.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission published notice of the following voluntary recalls from July 7, 2011:
The Consumer Product Safety Commission published notice of the following voluntary recalls from July 5-6, 2011:
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has updated the list of meetings between CPSC and its stakeholders that are open to the public, unless otherwise stated:
The Consumer Product Safety Commission published notice of the following additional voluntary recalls on June 30, 2011:
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced its weekly meeting on July 13, 2011 in which the staff briefs the Commission on various compliance matters. The meeting is closed to the public and the agenda is confidential.
The Commissioners of the Consumer Product Safety Commission are scheduled to consider a Phthalates Enforcement Policy on July 6, 2011. During the meeting, they will also consider a draft notice that would establish the requirements for third party labs to be accredited to test toys pursuant to the ASTM toy standards, which would mean that toys manufactured 90 days after publication would have to be third-party tested and certified as complying. (See ITT's Online Archives or 06/30/11, 11063038, for BP summary on CPSC's consideration of the lab notice for toys.)
The Commissioners of the Consumer Product Safety Commission are scheduled to consider on July 6, 2011 and then vote on July 13 on a draft notice that would establish the requirements for third party labs to be accredited to test toys pursuant to the ASTM toy standards, F 963-08 (all toys) and section 4.27 from ASTM F 963-07ε1 (on toy chests), which were made mandatory by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). Toys manufactured 90 days after publication of the notice would have to be third-party tested and certified as complying with the standards (with certain listed exceptions). Therefore, CPSC states that publication of the lab accreditation notice would have the effect of lifting the stay of enforcement on CPSIA testing and certification that has been effect for the ASTM toy standards since February 2009. CPSC calendar announcing the vote available here.
Staff of the Consumer Product Safety Commission has submitted compliance data to the Commission as it considers the 100 parts per million lead content limit in children's products that is set to take effect August 14, 2011, unless the Commission determines that this limit is not technologically feasible for a particular product or product category. Among other things, staff states that from October 1, 2009 to the present, CPSC found 812 violations of the lead content limit in children’s products.