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		<title><![CDATA[Consumer Product Safety Commission Releases Suction Entrapment Safety Standards Pertaining to Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200806/ai_n27511266]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[On June 18, 2008, the Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC released its guidance document outlining safety standards resulting from the passage of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act passed last December affecting all public pools and spas. This Federal act preempts all state laws, and those not...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[US lawmakers push to bolster product watchdog after recalls]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, March 7, 2008 AFP &#8212; US lawmakers are pushing a bill to give sharper teeth to the beleaguered US product safety watchdog, providing it with more money and clout that advocates say are long overdue after a spate of recalls of dangerous products.  The US Senate voted Thursday...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Building Baby Safety From the Ground Up]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[To: LIFESTYLES EDITORS Contact: CPSC Media, +1-301-504-7800; or CPSC Recall Hotline: +1- 800- 638-2772  WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A warm bath, lullaby and bedtime stories are staples in your child's nighttime routine. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC urges parents and caregivers to add a safe sleep...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Hooker issues voluntary recall of bunk beds.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jeff Linville    Martinsville, Va.- Hooker Furniture has issued a voluntary recall  of bunk beds from four of its collections sold over the past two years.    In cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Hooker  will repair 1,300 beds in its Albany...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[EU/US/CHINA : KUNEVA URGES WASHINGTON TO TIGHTEN TOY SAFETY REGIME.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US has been urged by EU Consumer Protection Commissioner  Meglena Kuneva to beef up its system for ensuring that dangerous toys do  not get onto the market. In Washington for a three-day visit, Kuneva was  especially keen that the US administration share more information on ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Serta Champions New Mattress Flammability Standard and Continues Safety Education for Consumers]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[To: RETAILING EDITORSContact: Kelly Rampson of Serta International, +1-847-747-0460, krampson@sertanational.com; or Megan Severs of Ketchum, +1-312-228- 6871, megan.severs@ketchum.com, for Serta HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., June 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Every year, thousands of home fires occur in the United States, many of which start in the bedroom. Mattresses that lack flame retardant...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SVIA mulling new safety standards: standards could include definitions for a new class of youth-sized quads.(ATV)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In what could be a taste of upcoming rules from the U.S. Consumer  Product Safety Commission, the Specialty Vehicle Institute of America  SVIA is poised to release new design, configuration and performance  standards for its members in the ATV industry.     The standards, typically...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Louisville Bedding Debuts the Fire Defender.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Staff       Louisville, Ky. -- Looking to get the jump on tough new U.S.  Consumer Product Safety  Commission regulations on mattress  flammability, Louisville Bedding Company has  begun previewing Fire  Defender, a mattress pad and box spring cover set that...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Louisville Bedding Debuts the Fire Defender (Home Textiles Today)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Louisville, Ky. -- Looking to get the jump on tough new U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission regulations on mattress flammability, Louisville Bedding Company has begun previewing Fire Defender, a mattress pad and box spring cover set that exceeds the new standards.      Under the new mattress...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[CPSC comment period may be extended.(ATV)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC is expected to  increase the public comment period on proposed changes to federal ATV  safety and manufacturing standards.     Legal counsel for the powersports industry has asked for an  additional 60 days of public comment. The original 75-day...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Delays over furniture fires deadly]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[For decades, lack of consensus has blocked federal safety rules for upholstereditems WASHINGTON -- Thousands of people died in furniture fires over the past decade as federal regulators failed to set fire-resistance requirements for couches, chairs and other upholstered items. Today, the nation's fire marshals and victims of furniture fires...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mandatory fire standards for candles postponed.(FYI: industry news and happenings)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC will postpone a  decision on the petition by the National Association of State Fire  Marshals NASFM that requests mandatory fire-safety standards for  candles and candle accessories.  ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Flame retardants for PUR foam]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Middlebury, Conn.-based Chemtura Corp. has .introduced Firemaster 600 and Firemaster 602 flame retardants for flexible polyurethane PUR foam, which offer approximately 10% greater efficiency than Firemaster 550 and 552. The products respond to increasingly stringent standards (e.g., the new Consumer Product Safety Commission standard for mattress flammability) for flame-retardant additives...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[FR regs set for July '07 (Furniture Today)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mattress rule will save lives, CPSC says      Washington-- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission last week approved a federal mattress flammability standard to take effect July 1, 2007.      "Consumers who purchase a new mattress that meets this standard will add...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[The key to a successful playground is having a plan.( )]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Play spaces are every kid's answer to excitement and fun.  However, the key is having a plan!    Step 1: Involve children. Watch children play and determine what  kind of activities they enjoy. Get their input. Let them help plan the  play space.  ...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[NCBI elects Stolfi to board (Furniture Today)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[East Hartford, Conn.-- The National Cotton Batting Institute has elected Jay Stolfi, president of Rose Mill Co., to its board of directors.      The NCBI works with government agencies in California and Washington, D.C., to establish fire-safety standards for sleep products.     ...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[HOT TOPIC; THE FLAMMABILITY SCORECARD: FLOOR COVERINGS ARE COVERED, MATTRESSES ARE UNDER CALIFORNIA STANDARDS AND MAY GO NATIONAL. UPHOLSTERY AND HOME TEXTILES COULD BE NEXT.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Reporting by Sheila Long O'Mara, Karl Kunkel, Leticia  Leizens, Jennifer Quail     NEW YORK-Talk about hot topics. Flammability is increasingly  becoming a much-discussed issue for soft home categories. Below is a  summary on how the ever-evolving government standards are affecting  furniture, mattresses,...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Commission imposes stiffest fine for child safety product violation.(FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES)(United States. Consumer Product Safety Commission)(Graco Children's Products Inc.)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The federal government has levied a record $4 million fine against  one of the nation's largest child product manufacturers, charging  that the company failed to inform the government about more than 12  million hazardous products.     The Consumer Product Safety Commission says that Graco...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[CPSC, Petit Bateau announce recall of Children's Bathrobes.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[M2 PRESSWIRE-5 November 2004-US CPSC: CPSC, Petit Bateau announce  recall of Children's BathrobesC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD    RDATE:11042004    WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission  announces the following recall in voluntary cooperation with the firms  below.    Consumers...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2004 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[FR regulations open up doors for nonwovens: role in home furnishings expected to climb as national standards become a reality]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6618/is_11_35/ai_n29137100]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The nonwovens industry is preparing for pending California antiflammability legislation that will likely pave the way for a national standard in mattress construction and ultimately change the way upholstered furniture, in general, is manufactured in the U.S. California Technical Bulletin 603, set to go into effect January 1, 2005, requires...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2004 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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