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Child Product Safety Group Urges Better Notification of Recalls to Consumers
February 19, 2014 by Brian Feito|Consumer Product Safety Commission

Only 10% of children’s products recalled in 2012 were actually corrected, replaced or returned, according to a Feb. 18 report from consumer safety group Kids in Danger. Products that remained in circulation after a recall was issued in 2012 caused 584 incidents and 39 injuries, said the report. “When manufacturers still have control of a recalled product, in their warehouses or with a retailer, the success rate is higher, said the report. “But once a product is in consumer hands the success rate plummets.”

Industry Groups Decry CPSC Plan to Make Voluntary Recall Plans Legally Binding
February 18, 2014 by Brian Feito|Consumer Product Safety Commission

A proposal from the Consumer Product Safety Commission to make voluntary recall plans legally binding would be unnecessarily burdensome and would actually harm consumer safety, said industry groups and congressmen in comments that were recently submitted to the agency (here). The agency’s Nov. 21 proposed rule would allow CPSC to negotiate and enforce the terms of voluntary corrective action plans from importers, manufacturers, retailers and distributors, and would also set requirements for voluntary remedial actions and recall notices (see 13112028). Industry groups said the plan would create an adversarial process to replace the current cooperation between CPSC and industry, making companies less willing to work with the agency. But consumer groups said the proposal would improve the effectiveness of recalls and reduce the amount of defective product in consumers’ hands.

CPSC Updates Definition of 'Strong Sensitizers' Requiring Labeling on Household Products
February 13, 2014 by Brian Feito|Consumer Product Safety Commission

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is amending its definition of “strong sensitizers” that require cautionary labeling, in a Feb. 14 final rule. By law, household products that contain dangerous chemicals, including strong sensitizers, must be labeled to alert consumers to the potential hazards that may be present. According to CPSC, the new definition aligns the definition with the current science on sensitizers. The final rule takes effect March 17.