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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[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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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2006 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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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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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2006 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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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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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2006 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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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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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2006 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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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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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2005 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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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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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2005 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[CPSC backs fire standard: US consumer body to set standards for mattress fire safety.(newslines)(Consumer Product Safety Commission)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON DC -- The US Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC  voted 21 Dec to set up a nationwide safety standard requiring mattresses  to resist ignition from open flame. It also voted to start developing a  separate safety standard on flammability of bedclothes such as blankets,  duvets...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2005 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Governing product safety: are government regulatory agencies doing enough to ensure that consumer products are safe? Two attorneys from Consumers Union discuss the system's weaknesses and needed improvements.(Interview)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[To help keep consumers safe, government agencies promulgate safety  regulations, test products, recall unreasonably dangerous products,  educate the public on safe use and purchase behavior, and enforce  manufacturers' compliance with the law. So why do dangerous and  defective products still reach the marketplace ? Are government...]]></description>
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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>
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		<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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		<title><![CDATA[CPSC to test pool: safety products]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S, Consumer Product Safety Commission has completed a facility that will allow it to test safety vacuum release systems to the ASTM International and ASME/ ANSI standards.  The new structure, located near CPSC's headquarters outside Bethesda, Md., also will be used to test drain covers and their compliance...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[CPSC hosts drowning-prevention meetings]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Professionals involved in all facets of entrapment-prevention shared their knowledge, experiences and opinions at two public meetings sponsored by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.  Held in Tampa, Fla., and Phoenix this summer, the hearings were designed to supply CPSC with information to help it revise entrapment guidelines and...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is the all-American amusement park safe? Thousands of visitors are injured every year at amusement parks, but the industry remains largely unregulated. Injured people lawsuits ask, How much fun is too much?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Memorial Day was the unofficial kick off of the amusement-park  season. As families flock to parks this summer seeking fun and  excitement, government authorities and consumer advocates continue to  question the safety of rides in an increasingly competitive industry.    Most people assume that these...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Laminated, polished wired glass meets Cat I impact standards]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[General Glass International Corp. GGI has introduced the first fire-rated, laminated polished wired glass that is available in stock sheet sizes and meets Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC 16 CFR 1201 Cat I impact safety standards. Pilkington Pyroshield[TM] Plus comes to the market at a critical time because the 2003...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[CPSC will consider upholstered furniture flammability standards]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission voted unanimously last month to consider the development of federal standards to reduce the risk of upholstered furniture fires started by lighted cigarettes and small, open flames.  Over the years, the furniture industry has opposed the creation of federal standards for upholstered furniture...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Laminated, polished wired glass meets Cat I impact standards]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb3230/is_11_67/ai_n29047951]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[General Glass International Corp. GGI has introduced the first fire-rated, laminated polished wired glass that is available in stock sheet sizes and meets Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC 16 CFR 1201 Cat I impact safety standards. Pilkington PyroshieldTM Plus comes to the market at a critical time because the 2003...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bedding to fall within flammability standards.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- Home textiles suppliers and retailers must be aware  that filled bedding products--mattress pads, pillows and  comforters--will be among the consumer products that must comform to  government flammability standards at one level of governme    NEW YORK -- Home textiles suppliers and retailers...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Danny Foundation Petitions Commission for Mandatory Bunk Bed Safety Standards]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[News Editors  ALAMO, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 26, 2002  The Danny Foundation for Crib and Child Product Safety today called for mandatory safety standards for bunk beds in a petition to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.  "We believe the mandatory standards are critical to prevent any further deaths resulting...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2002 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Polyurethane industry gears up to tackle emerging regulatory and performance issues: although new flammability standards remain elusive, the industry is ready for the phaseout of HCFC-14lb. (Market).(Brief Article)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[POLYURETHANE manufacturers and their suppliers are addressing a  range of health, safety, environmental and performance issues. The  industry's most immediate focus is on helping the Consumer Product  Safety Commission and the state of California devise new guidelines for  the flammability of upholstered furniture containing polyurethane foam....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2002 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[CPSC TO STUDY FIRE-RETARDANT CHEMICALS : FIRE MARSHALS WANT FAOM WARNING TAG.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4360/is_199903/ai_n15232657]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[GREENSBORO, N.C.-The Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC is  testing 16 flame-retardant chemical compounds, one of which might  eventually be required treatment for upholstery fabrics.     The scheduling of the 12-month test, which began in January, means  that the furniture industry won't face any possible...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 1999 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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