US Consumer Product Safety

Leaders of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC Bethesda, MD) have voted unanimously to deny a petition by environmental groups to ban the use of phthalates in soft PVC plastic toys intended for children aged five and younger. The three CPSC commissioners finalised 2002 recommendations last week that were submitted by the agency s staff following live years of study. The decision validates in particular the use of diisononyl phthalate (DINP), the primary plasticiser in PVC toys, ACC says. CPSC released a report in 2002... 

In the USA, the toy industry has decided not to disclose what chemicals are used in its products - a move which is against the hopes of Environmental Defense of New York, a group who believes that companies should disclose this information so that the public can make informed choices. Details of the debate are recorded here. ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE TOY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION US,CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION US,ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY MATTEL INC. HASBRO INC. LEGO SYSTEMS INC. AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL US,GOVERNMENT TOY MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA INC. 

US,TOY INDUSTRY ASSN. US,CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION... 

US,CONSUMER PRODUCTS SAFETY COMMISSION AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS SPECIALIZED TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES INC. OHIO ART CO. PROCESSED PLASTIC CO. 

The labels which are the subject of this paper are those to be put on products to let the user know how to handle them safely and correctly. It covers the regulations issued by three different US government agencies the Department of Labour, the Department of Transportation and the Consumer Product Safety Commission US,DEPT.OF LABOR US,DEPT.OF TRANSPORTATION US,CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION... 

US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Online. Available HTTP (accessed 1 April 2003). 

In the United States, organizations such as the US Consumer Product Safety Commission and the National Association of State Fire Marshals have been instrumental in promoting fire safety of plastics in these applications. In many cases, it is not required by law that flame-retardant polymers be used. Rather, the UL seal is necessary for acceptance by consumers that the products meet the necessary requirements of fire safety. 

US Consumer Product Safety Commission. 2001. Code of Federal Regulations, Subchapter C -Federal Hazardous Substances Act Regulations, 16, Part 1500. 

See also Clean Air Act (CAA), US Clean Water Act (CWA), US Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, US Consumer Product Safety Commission National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Occupational Safety and Health Administration Pollution Prevention Act, US Toxic Substances Control Act, US. 

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is an independent federal regulatory agency created by Congress in 1972. The agency s mission is to protect the public against unreasonable risks of injuries and deaths associated with consumer products. The CPSC has jurisdiction over 15 000 types of products used in and around the home, in schools, and in recreation. Products under the jurisdiction of CPSC include clothing, children s articles, household appliances, home furnishings, cleaners, and consumer fireworks. CPSC is directed by three Commissioners, each of whom is appointed by the President of the United States, with one of the Commissioners nominated by the President to the position of Chairman. 

US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) (1992) Labeling requirements for art materials presenting chronic hazards guidelines for determining chronic toxicity of products subject to the FHSA supplementary definition of toxic under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act final rules. Federal Register 57 46626—46674 (1992). 

Prof. Manager for Poison Prevention—US Consumer Products Safety Commision... 

Council of State Science Supervisors (1984) School Science Laboratories A Guide to Some Hazardous Substances, US Consumer Product Safety Commission. Available at http //www.p2pays.org/ref/26/25699.pdf. 

A major consequence was that in 2005 the manufacturing company had applied to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) informing them on the situation and announcing a safety recall of deck boards manufactured between April 2002 and October 2003. These products amount approximately 4.9 million ft of... 

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) agreed in 2001 to move to tougher, new safety standards for mattresses. California introduced its own laws for improved sleeping products. Equally, a consortium of companies and associations drafted federal legislation for higher safety levels in upholstered furniture. 

The increased attention in recent years about fee safety and risks associated wife phthalate ester plasticizers can be attributed to fee restrictions initially imposed in Europe on the use of six phthalates in toys. Since this ban was temporarily placed in 1999, it has expanded to include several other countries and in 2008, it was applied towards toys and childcare articles sold in fee United States. Wife fee passage of fee US Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), three plasticizers— DBP, DEHP, and BBP—were banned from all toys for cbildren up to age 12 and childcare articles for children up to age 3. Three other plasticizers, DINP, DIDP, and DnOP (a component of fee phthalate plasticizer blend 610P and not a commercial plasticizer) were given a temporary restriction pending scientific review for their use in childcare articles for children up to age 3 and for toys intended for fee mouth up to age 12. 

Report to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission by the Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel on Phth ate and Phthalate Alternatives. US Consumer Product Safety Commission, Directorate for Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD. 

Federal Hazardous Substances Act Regulations, US Consumer Products Safety Commission, Federal Register (September, 1973). 

Spray adhesives were banned in 1973 by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission due to alleged teratological hazards. The ban was removed 6 months later (24 ). 

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