Showing posts with label Legislation affecting product design. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Legislation affecting product design. Show all posts
May 17, 2025

CPSC withdraws the notice of proposed rulemaking to establish a safety standard for lithium-Ion batteries used in mobility products

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In recent weeks, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted three to two to move forward with a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR)...
June 5, 2023

CPSC Lithium-Ion Battery Safety; Notice of Meeting on July 27 2023 and Request for Comments

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UPDATE 8/1/23: Today I received a Federal Register notice of the CPSC's "Semiannual Regulatory Agenda" just days after the m...
April 13, 2015

Comment period closing April 15 2015 on Prohibition of Children's Toys and Child Care Articles Containing Specified Phthalates

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The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) comment period to permanently ban certain phthalates closes in a few days (April 15) unless th...
October 2, 2012

Federal Trade Commission Issues Revised "Green Guides" to Help Companies Avoid Making Misleading Environmental Claims

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the same agency that brought you the regulations regarding "made in the USA" labels and adver...
May 19, 2011

CPSC Revision and technical amendments to 16 CFR 1512 ["bicycle standard"] effective June 13, 2011

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This was a long time in coming given that the 16 CFR 1512 standard was issued in 1978. It was just discussed yesterday (May 18, 2011) at the...
January 4, 2010

Calif. law now allows bikes to be sold without seats

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Given all that the California Legislature has on its plate this year it seems amazing that such a niche piece of legislation would make it t...