Is ‘Proposition 65 Lite’ coming to New York?
April 5, 2019, JD Supra
Will we be seeing toxic chemical warnings on consumer products from the Big Apple to Buffalo? If New York Governor Andrew Cuomo gets his way it looks like we will and he can say, “I did it my way”. As part of his January, 2019 Executive Budget, the governor has proposed a toxic chemical warning scheme that contains striking similarities to California’s Proposition 65 law.
Senators seek documents relating to Britax stroller settlement
April 4, 2016, The Washington Post
Two Democratic senators said they plan to seek documents from the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s acting chairwoman about her role in the agency’s safety investigations after a Washington Post story detailed how regulators backed off from a threat to recall a popular jogging stroller despite hundreds of accidents.
CPSC Chairman Ann Marie Buerkle’s statement from CPSC regarding the Britax settlement regarding the BOB jogging strollers
April 5, 2019, cpsc.gov
The acting Chairman speaks out against claims of siding with industry in the matter of Britax BOB jogger strollers. “The Washington Post article concerning the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s settlement with Britax is misleading. Comments by former commissioners or others do not change the facts. The safety agenda of this important agency has remained the same,” she says.
CPSC, Canadian, Mexican Consumer Safety Counterparts Create Consensus Recommendations on Product Testing
April 4, 2019, cpsc.gov
Three product safety agencies of North America, technical staff of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Health Canada, and Mexico’s Consumer Protection Federal Agency (PROFECO) have developed consensus recommendations to improve test methods for ensuring the safety of alternating current (AC) chargers and universal serial bus (USB) chargers.
Judge: Amazon not liable for house fire allegedly linked to hoverboard
April 2, 3019, Northern California Record
A federal judge sided with Amazon in a dispute with two customers who alleged a hoverboard led to a fire that destroyed their house and killed their dogs.In an opinion issued March 19, Judge Jon Tigar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted Amazon’s motion for summary judgment against David and Kim Carpenter, who sued the online retailer in connection with a hoverboard they bought as a Christmas present for their daughter in November 2015.
Questions and Answers on the Safety Gate for dangerous products
April 5, 2019, European Commission
The EU answers questions about its Safety Gate program, the renamed European Rapid Alert System for non-food dangerous products. This system is a building block of the Single Market. It ensures that information about unsafe products withdrawn from the market, rejected at imports and/or recalled from consumers anywhere in Europe is quickly circulated between Member States and the European Commission, so that appropriate action can be taken everywhere in the EU.
Medical emergency: Dangerous but most common objects children accidentally swallow in the UAE
April 4, 2019, Gulf News
Over the last two years, a total of 258 cases have been reported in Abu Dhabi in which children had ingested foreign objects, according to a medical official. While coins made up the majority of ingested items, more and more children are swallowing multiple magnets and this can lead to major internal injuries, said Dr Nafea Alyasi, paediatric gastroenterology fellow at the Shaikh Khalifa Medical City.
Toy seller gives safety shows to children as Officer Phil
April 422019, Reading Eagle
A man who buys and sells collectibles couldn’t remember the name of another who does the same. He described the dealer as a guy who dresses funny and is into toys. “I think he’s a clown or something,” the man said. The “funny dresser” is Mike McDade. His real job is using his skill as a magician, puppeteer and ventriloquist to present safety shows to young children in grade schools in 23 states.
City aims to fight weeds without chemicals
April 3, 2019, Morgan Hill Times
As lawsuits are piling up against the makers of the herbicide Roundup and some cities and counties in California are banning its use, the City of Morgan Hill continues to use a generic versionon a limited basis in city parks. Public Services Director Chris Ghione, in response to questions from the Times, said he is confident that the city uses the herbicide sparingly and in a safe manner in accordance with strict government safety standards.
Brexit: ‘New checks developing’ to avoid hard border
April 4, 2019, BBC
European Commission vice-president Jyrki Katainen was giving more details of the EU’s no-deal planning. The EU has strict rules for checking imports of animals and food products at its borders. But Mr Katainen said: “We need to find new ways to check compliance of our product standards. “This work is continuing. I’m sure we will manage to finalise the process by the time it is needed.”
EU Regulators accuse BMW, Daimler, Volkswagen of colluding to block emission fighting technology
April 5, 2019, The Washington Post
BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen colluded to suppress the development of emissions-fighting technology during their annual “circle of five” confabs, breaching antitrust rules, European regulators charged. The European Commission said the coordinated effort zeroed in on emissions systems for gas- and diesel-powered passenger vehicles from 2006 to 2014. Those discussions took place during technical meetings attended by representatives of the German automakers, as well as Volkswagen’s Audi and Porsche units, regulators allege.
