In Brief: Senior friendly CRP rule
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Senior friendly CRP rule: Consumer Product Safety Commission staff to forward an analysis to the commission by the end of the month of recent comments on the agency's planned "senior friendly" revisions to the child resistant packaging test protocol. CPSC announced Feb. 21 that it was reopening the comment period ("The Rose Sheet" Feb. 27, p. 5). The commission heard testimony from eight witnesses at a March 16 public hearing, including the Coalition for Responsible Packaging, which represents NDMA, American Home Products, J&J and Perrigo, among others. Comments addressed whether CPSC would exceed its statutory authority by requiring that CRPs be easy for seniors to use properly and whether the commission would improperly address consumer convenience rather than safety with the final rule...