The Consumer Product Safety Commission published notice of the following voluntary recalls on June 29-30, 2011:
The Commissioners of the Consumer Product Safety Commission have voted unanimously (5-0) to publish, with one amendment, a draft “15(j)” final rule1 for drawstrings in children’s upper outerwear.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission published notice of the following voluntary recalls on June 28, 2011:
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a final rule that creates a new “Substantial Product Hazard List” and names as the first product on the list, any hand-supported hair dryer without UL-compliant integral immersion protection. Effective July 28, 2011, these non-compliant hair dryers must be immediately reported to CPSC, are subject to recall, and will be refused admission into the U.S. A similar rule for drawstrings in children’s upper outerwear is expected.
The Government of Canada issued the following trade-related notices for June 24-27, 2011 (notices of most significance will be given separate headlines):
The Food Safety and Inspection Service reports that Specialities Agro Alimentation, a Millington, NJ establishment, is recalling approximately 5,700 pounds of boneless Serrano ham products imported from Spain that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The products subject to recall are: approximately 11 lb. cases of "Noel Jamón Serrano Boneless Spanish Dry-Cured Ham" and "Bloc Noel Serrano Ham," with production codes "11000481" or "11000119" on the shipping container and the label on the ham.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission published notice of the following voluntary recalls on June 22-23, 2011:
The Government of Canada issued the following trade-related notices for June 24, 2011 (notices of most significance will be given separate headlines):
On June 24, 2011, Representative Schakowsky (D)1 introduced the Safe Cosmetics Act of 2011 (H.R. 2359) to require stricter labeling requirements and give the Food and Drug Administration the ability to order recalls of dangerous products.
The Government of Canada issued the following trade-related notices for June 23, 2011 (notices of most significance will be given separate headlines):