Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Sept. 26 the following voluntary recalls:

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is recommending that manufacturers of children’s products, upholstered furniture, mattresses and plastic casing for electronics refrain from adding non-polymeric, organohalogen flame retardants (OFRs), it said in a guidance document. Importers should also obtain assurances from manufacturers that their products do not contain OFRs, CPSC said. The chemical, used to improve fire resistance, may be released from the foams, textiles and polymers to which they are added and lead to potential human and environmental exposures, it said.

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Sept. 25 the following voluntary recalls:

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Sept. 21 the following voluntary recalls:

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Sept. 20 the following voluntary recalls:

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Sept. 14 the following voluntary recalls:

The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued its final rule setting a new safety standard for infant bouncer seats. The mandatory standard adopts the most recent voluntary industry standard ASTM F2167-17, with two modifications related to warning label content and placement CPSC said. “These modifications strengthen the standard by requiring a more stringent warning to caregivers to use the restraints, even if an infant falls asleep in the bouncer, and requires the fall hazard warning to be placed on the upper seat back of the bouncer seat, to ensure that caregivers read and heed the warning,” it said. The final rule defines infant bouncer seats as “a freestanding product intended to support an occupant in a reclined position to facilitate bouncing by the occupant, with the aid of a caregiver or by other means.” Infant bouncer seats are intended for “infants who have not developed the ability to sit up unassisted (approximately 0 to 6 months of age),” and generally “consist of a cloth cover stretched over a wire or tubular frame,” CPSC said. The new safety standard takes effect March 19, 2018.

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Sept. 13 the following voluntary recalls:

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Sept. 8 the following voluntary recalls:

The Consumer Product Safety Commission recently approved a new mandatory safety standard for infant bouncer seats, it said in a Sept. 7 press release. The new standard adopts the existing ASTM voluntary industry standard, with more stringent requirements related to warnings for infant caregivers. “The CPSC has proposed that the rule become effective 6 months after the publication of a final rule in the Federal Register,” the release said. International Trade Today will provide more details when the rule is published.