Washington Mercury-Containing Light Program Implementation Delayed by Court Ruling
In December 2012, Ecology adopted a rule necessary to carry out the state’s mercury-containing lights product stewardship law (Chapter 173-910 of the Washington Administrative Code (WAC)). The law passed in 2010 (Chapter 70.275 RCW) requires a producer-financed program to collect, … Continue reading
US FTC Issues Proposed Amendments to Textile Fiber Products Identification Act
Based on comments received in response to its Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (‘‘ANPR’’), the US FTC proposes amending the rules and regulations under the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act (‘‘Textile Rules’’ or ‘‘Rules’’) to: Incorporate the updated ISO standard … Continue reading
CPSC proposes new rules on GCCs & CPCs
The United States (US) Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend its regulation on certificates of compliance. The proposed amendment would strike the existing 16 CFR 1110 in its entirety and replace it … Continue reading
CPSC hosts seminar on upholstered furniture flammability
Product Safety Letter reports that the United States (US) Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) held a day-long seminar to discuss upholstered furniture flammability on 25 April 2013. The goal of the seminar was for CPSC to collect information from stakeholders. … Continue reading
Draft US Climate Change Adaptation Plan Released
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has just released its Draft Climate Change Adaptation Plan for public comment. In the plan, the EPA examines the manner in which its programs are vulnerable to a changing climate and how it can … Continue reading
US FTC announces Enforcement Policy on mislabeling or false advertising of textile, wool & fur products
The United States (US) Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced an Enforcement Policy Statement regarding the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act, the Wool Products Labeling Act, and the Fur Products Labeling Act, concerning treatment of certain retailers that directly import textile, … Continue reading
US FTC announces $1.26M settlement with retailers for falsely labeling textiles as “bamboo”
The United States (US) Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that four retailers have agreed to pay penalties totaling $1.26 million to settle charges that they violated the Textile Products Identification Act and the Textile Rules by labeling and advertising … Continue reading
US CPSC & Health Canada recall expanding toys
The United States (US) Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada issued a joint recall of expanding toys in the US and Canada. The toys, which go by the names Water Balz, Growing Skulls, H2O Orbs “Despicable Me” and … Continue reading
US CPSC & retailer announce $450,000 settlement for drawstrings in children’s apparel
The United States (US) Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. announced that Bon-Ton will pay a civil penalty of $450,000 to resolve CPSC staff allegations that the firm knowingly failed to report to CPSC immediately, as … Continue reading
AAFA comments on ways to improve regulatory harmonization between the US & EU
The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) issued comments to the United States Government and the European Commission (EC) regarding ways to promote greater regulatory harmonization between the United States (US) and European Union (EU). According to AAFA’s President and … Continue reading