Showing posts with label Legislation affecting products. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Legislation affecting products. Show all posts
December 9, 2024

Bisphenol S (BPS) part of polyethersulfone (PES) plastic has been banned under California Proposition 65 effective December 2024

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Bisphenol S (BPS) (CAS Number: 80-09-1) is part of polyethersulfone (PES) plastic, which is used to make hard plastic items such as, food ut...
December 2, 2024

CPSC final vote on electronic certificates of compliance / conformity likely on December 18 2024

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UPDATE 12/18/24 As predicted the CPSC commissioners voted to enact the proposed regulation (below) regarding certificates of compliance and/...
August 14, 2024

Federal Trade Commission Announces Final Rule Regarding Fake Reviews and Testimonials

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There is a lot in this new rule (adopted Aug 14 2024), and as always the devil is in the details. This is the main FTC announcement here an...
May 13, 2024

Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act HR 1797 (April 2024)

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UPDATE 5/16/24 So basically a day after I post this it passes through the House committee...next steps unclear..But as you know before bills...
March 11, 2024

Effective March 7, 2024, new fire code legislation takes effect for lithium-ion batteries for Powered Mobility Devices in San Francisco.

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Following New York City in 2023 the city of San Francisco has developed a new fire code in effect as of March 7 regarding the use and chargi...
February 11, 2024

CPSC finally is taking real action on electronic certificates of compliance

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Published February 5, 2024 ...
July 8, 2023

Congress tries to force CPSC to create mandatory standards for lithium batteries under the "Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act” introduced in March 2023

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As we all know CPSC has been trying for force manufactures of e bikes and other related mobility devices to use existing UL standards in the...
December 28, 2022

Class three (3) e bikes in CA now must be specifically prohibited on an equestrian trail, or hiking or recreational trail.

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I am not sure why or who (outside the legislature) initiated this California bill in Feb. 2022. The purpose is to allow class 3 bikes anywhe...
August 12, 2020

California Bill alert; AB-1286 Shared mobility devices: agreements (2019-2020) (AB 371 2022)

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UPDATE 6/21/22. This bill was renumbered to AB 371 and CAL Bike does not like the insurance requirements. Quite a few provisions have been a...
August 17, 2017

California Proposition 65 regulations amended to require more specificity on warnings

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On August 30, 2016, (yes a year ago) the California Office of Administrative Law approved the adoption of amendments to Article 6, "...
December 29, 2016

List of California legislation (bills) that became Law in 2016

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We recently became curious as to the comprehensive list of legislation signed and vetoed in California in any given year. We then set out ...
January 24, 2014

Legal analysis: Confusion over electric bike regulations

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Published July 29, 2013 in Bicycle Retailer and Industry News Republished with permission by Steven W Hansen After reading two article...