Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on March 3 the following voluntary recalls of imported products:

The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a final rule (here) for new safety standards for frame child carriers. The mandatory standard would be based on the voluntary standard developed by ASTM International, F2549-14 (“Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Frame Child Carriers”), the only difference being the CPSC included specific requirements that frame child carriers pass tests related to the carrier’s restraints. The rule is effective Sept. 2, it said.

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Feb. 25 the following voluntary recalls of imported products:

The Consumer Product Safety Commission approved on Feb. 18 a new safety standard for frame child carriers, it said in a press release issued Feb. 24 (here). The new federal standard incorporates the current industry voluntary standard, said CPSC. International Trade Today will have more information on the final rule when CPSC announces its effective date, which will be 18 months after publication of the rule in the Federal Register.

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Feb. 24 the following voluntary recalls of imported products:

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Feb. 19 the following voluntary recalls of imported products:

General Electric has agreed to pay a $3.5 million penalty and maintain a compliance program in order to settle charges that it failed to report defects in two models of oven ranges and dishwashers, said the Consumer Product Safety Commission on Feb. 19 (here). CPSC said GE waited to announce a recall of the ranges until February 2009, five years after finding out about an electrical issue that could cause fires. GE did not report the product safety hazard to CPSC until late 2010, said the agency. By law, manufacturers (including importers), distributors, and retailers must report to CPSC immediately (generally within 24 hours) after obtaining information on a dangerous hazard or a product that fails to comply with a product safety standard. GE did not admit its guilt as part of the proposed settlement.

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Feb. 13 the following voluntary recalls of imported products:

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Feb. 12 the following voluntary recalls of imported products:

The Consumer Product Safety Commission now wants to have its pilot program on electronic filing of certificates of compliance up and running by February 2016, according to comments from Carol Cave, CPSC director-import compliance, at a Feb. 11 meeting of the CBP Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations in San Francisco. The agency hopes to engage with COAC to develop the pilot, which came in response to concern from industry over a 2013 proposal to require electronic filing of certificates with entry documentation (see 1411100043). Given the tight timeline, CBP hopes to set up a work group at COAC “over the next couple weeks,” said Cave.