In Brief: CPSC CRP final rule
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
CPSC CRP final rule: Consumer Product Safety Commission will hold a March 16 hearing to receive oral comments relating to amendments to its final rule on child-resistant packaging under the Poison Prevention Packaging Act, according to a March 6 Federal Register notice. The commission voted Feb. 9 to withhold publication of the final rule to consider two new issues raised by the Coalition for Responsible Packaging -- that the rule exceeds CPSC's statutory authority and that it focuses on consumer convenience rather than safety ("The Rose Sheet" Feb. 27, p. 5). The oral comments will be limited to the new issues. NDMA will testify at the hearing...