CPSC Imposes Record High Civil Penalties in 2014: $12.2 Million
December 4, 2014, Lexicology.com
October $4.3 million penalty is largest in agency’s history. Compliance programs required of many companies penalized, adding additional reporting requirements.
ACCC Appeals Hair Straightening Product Judgment
December 9, 2014, 4-Traders
Judge dismissed ACCC’s allegations of “false or misleading representations that (product) did not contain toxic or dangerous chemicals.”
Remington: Don’t Call Gun Fix a ‘Recall’
December 8, 2014, NBC News
Company denies safety issue due to inadvertent discharges. Says class action settlement involving as many as 7.8 million guns is not a “recall.”
3E Company Launches First Mobile Chemical Regulatory Compliance Reference Tool
December 5, 2014, Global Newswire
Company says product is “the first mobile site to offer instant access to chemical regulatory compliance reference data via smart phone and tablet.”
SC Johnson CEO Fisk Johnson Addresses Consumer Trust
December 10, 2014, Reuters
Stresses importance of transparency to improve consumer understanding and trust. Industry “should be clear and fact-based in environmental discussions, and advocate for better regulations.
Europe Wins in China Baby Formula Battle After NZ Safety Scare
December 4, 2014, Dairyherd Management
“False scare” by New Zealand dairy conglomerate Fonterra, has prompted formula firms “to trumpet Europe as their source.”
Fonterra Cites Five Causes for Its Product Contamination Recall
December 12, 2014, Ag Web Farm Journal
CEO of New Zealand dairy giant says event factors included: use of non-standard equipment, lapse in cross-company information sharing, delay in escalating issue to CEO, and computer systems tracing issues.
EU: Chemicals Regulation and Product Stewardship Update
November 21, 2014, Lexicology
“REACH regulators are being encouraged to move from ‘soft’ regulation, such as advice and guidance, towards fines and criminal penalties.’
Leap Forward for E.U. Bill Allowing National Bans on Genetically Modified Crops
December 5, 2014, Science Magazine
Allowing individual member states to reject or accept GM crops seen as responsible for agreement to move forward.
ANSI Board Names Volunteer Leaders for 2015
December 11, 2014, Reuters
Voluntary standardization and conformity assessment organization names members for 2015 from stakeholders’ communities.
