Month: July 2015

In the News: July 27, 2015

IKEA Launches Safety Awareness Campaign Following Dresser Tip-over Deaths July 23, 2015, The Philadelphia Inquirer/The Star Announcement at CPSC website calls campaign “a repair program that includes a free wall anchoring kit, for their MALM 3- and 4-drawer chests and more »

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In the News: July 20, 2015

Consumer Reports Will No Longer Recommend Liquid Laundry Detergent Pods July 16, 2015, consumerreports.org Citing continued danger to young children, CR calls for tougher safety standards and urges households where children younger than 6 are ever present to refrain from more »

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In the News: July 13, 2015

Product Makers Everywhere May Find Themselves Within the Grasp of EU’s REACH July 1, 2015, Arnold & Porter Advisories The authors provide some examples of the ways in which concerns about chemicals in products in the EU often are shared more »

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In the News: July 6, 2015

Fireworks Industry Dealing with Too Many Agencies Says Association Leader July 4, 2015, Newsmax In interview with Politico, Director of American Pyrotechnics Association says “I have never seen as many rule making initiatives as I have with this administration.” She blames more »

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