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New CPSC Chairman Pledges to 'Greatly Expand' Import Inspections
August 1, 2014 by Brian Feito|Consumer Product Safety Commission

The Consumer Product Safety Commission will work with Congress, other agencies and the trade to “greatly expand” the number of shipments its investigators inspect at ports in an effort to keep dangerous imports out, said new Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairman Elliot Kaye in a statement issued after his July 31 swearing in alongside fellow newcomer Joseph Mohorovic. Kaye also highlighted private sector cooperation, and brain injuries in youth sports as his top priorities as he begins his term.

CPSC Advisory Body Recommends New Bans on Phthalates in Children's Products
July 28, 2014 by Brian Feito|Consumer Product Safety Commission

An advisory panel to the Consumer Product Safety Commission recommended new bans on certain phthalates in toys in a July 18 report. The Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel says the phthalates diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP), di-n-pentyl phthalate (DPENP), di-n-hexyl phthalate (DHEXP), and dicyclohexyl phthalate (DCHP) should be permanently banned in toys and child care products because of the health risks they pose to children. It also called for an interim ban on diisooctyl phthalate. The advisory panel recommended leaving most existing bans on phthalates in children’s products in place, except interim bans on di-n-octyl phthalate (DNOP) and diisodecyl phthalate (DIDP), which it said don’t merit prohibitions because a low risk that humans will be exposed to harmful doses.