The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced that McDonald's is voluntarily recalling 12 million "Shrek Forever After 3D” collectible drinking glasses, as the designs on the glasses contain cadmium. The products were manufactured in the U.S. and sold exclusively at McDonald's restaurants nationwide from May 2010 into June 2010.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology posts drafts and changes to foreign technical regulations for manufactured products which may be considered technical barriers to trade and are therefore required to be reported to the World Trade Organization, which distributes the information to WTO Member countries.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has updated its list of meetings between CPSC and industry stakeholders that are open to the public, unless otherwise stated:
On June 2, 2010, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano announced approximately $78 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding for airport security technology projects - designed to enhance the Transportation Security Administration's efforts to strengthen security at airports.
The International Trade Administration has issued a notice that it is postponing the preliminary determination in the antidumping duty investigation of drill pipe from China.
On June 1, 2010, the President issued a memorandum designating the Secretaries of Defense and Homeland Security as rotating Chairpersons of the Defense Production Act Committee.
In response to the President's identification of Mozambican drug kingpin Mohamed Bachir Suleman pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act, Treasury designated three businesses in his narcotic trafficking network. Treasury also designated Grupo MBS Limitada, Grupo MBS -- Kayum Centre, and Maputo Shopping Centre as Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers for being owned or controlled by Suleman.
On June 2, 2010 U.S. Customs and Border Protection held a webinar to discuss aspects of the detention notices that the Consumer Product Safety Commission will begin to issue starting June 14, 2010.
The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a final rule, effective June 4, 2010, which clarifies language concerning the de minimis provisions of the Export Administration Regulations and nuclear proliferation controls for certain turning machines, among other things.
The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls has published the unclassified version of its recommendations to the State Department for 2010-2012 Defense Trade Advisory Group (DTAG) membership.