James Joholske recently took over as acting director of the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s Office of Import Surveillance, he said. Joholske takes over from Carol Cave, who is now deputy director of the Office of Compliance and Field Operations. Cave had led CPSC’s import office since its inception in 2008.

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Feb. 4 the following voluntary recalls:

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is asking for comments by March 9 on its draft 2016-2020 Strategic Plan, it said (here). The draft (here) emphasizes the importance of fully implementing the Risk Assessment Methodology (RAM) screening system and Trusted Trader program by 2020. It also calls for decreasing the time required to process imported products by developing uniform guidelines for admissibility determinations, increasing the number of products covered by easily enforceable “substantial product hazard” rules, and streamlining notifications to importers of non-compliant products.

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Feb. 3 the following voluntary recalls:

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Feb. 2 the following voluntary recalls:

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Jan. 27 the following voluntary recalls:

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

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

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Jan. 19 the following voluntary recalls: