PRODUCT SAFETY

A review by the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic), published last month, examined the notifications to the EU rapid alerts system for unsafe products (RAPEX), renamed the Safety Gateway. It found that, in 2019, 92% of dangerous non-food products which had been notified to the Safety Gateway as REACH non-compliant were imported from outside the EU and the European Economic Area (EEA). More

The Consumer Product Safety Commission will conduct a public hearing on 15 April on its agenda and priorities for fiscal years 2021 and 2022. Requests to make oral presentations at the hearing, as well as the written text of any such presentations and any written comments, must be submitted by 1 April. More

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a direct final rule revising the mandatory standard for portable bed rails (ASTM F2085) to incorporate by reference the most recent version of that standard. The revised standard will apply from 20 May unless the CPSC receives significant adverse comment by 23 March. More

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has produced a report covering the sixth EU-wide Enforcement Forum project (REF-6), which focused on the classification and labelling of mixtures. ECHA notes that the most common mixtures that were checked by Member State competent authorities were washing and cleaning products; biocidal products; coatings, paints, thinners and paint removers; adhesives and sealants; room fragrances and air freshener products. More