Sentences with phrase «safety regulators of»

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From the 1960s on, some of the most popular, esteemed auto giants have been embroiled in controversy and lawsuits as investigations — by the media and regulators — linked engineering and safety problems to injuries and deaths.

This lack of transparency on the true extent of this widespread safety issue may be why the problem has yet to fully bubble up into the public consciousness or to attract the serious attention of U.S. regulators.

In their investigation, South Korean car safety regulators found that a step in the manufacturing process known as «ceramic printing» — used to coat some of the glass, creating a darker area that hides mechanical parts — can make portions of the pane weaker and more vulnerable to shattering.

(The concern is that passengers might miss safety announcements if they're wearing headsets; the concept of a mute button has clearly eluded regulators.)

U.S. safety regulators have demanded that it hand over detailed information about the design, operation and testing of its Autopilot technology following a May 7 fatal crash in which the system was in use.

U.S. auto safety regulators said on Thursday that 20 automakers have agreed to make automatic emergency braking standard on nearly all U.S. vehicles by 2022, a move that could prevent thousands of rear - end crashes annually.

All the while, regulators in both countries are coming down hard on the pipeline companies in the wake of a scathing assessment by the National Transportation Safety Board, released in Washington in July, of the causes behind a disastrous Enbridge spill in Kalamazoo, Mich., two years ago.

Providers and regulators can also use social media data to monitor performance in real time, using natural language processing and machine learning to scan consumers» text reviews for keywords of interest related to patient safety.

Together over the course of the past year, Uber and Lyft have spent up to $ 9 million in a vain effort to overturn the city's proposed safety measure, viewing Austin as an important test case in the broader struggle between local regulators and Silicon Valley upstarts with novel business models and global ambitions.

WASHINGTON, March 20 - A U.S. Senate panel on Tuesday will ask automakers and regulators why tens of millions of vehicles with faulty Takata air bag inflators remain on the road years after deaths prompted the largest auto safety recall in history.

WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters)- A U.S. Senate panel on Tuesday will ask automakers and regulators why tens of millions of vehicles with faulty Takata air bag inflators remain on the road years after deaths prompted the largest auto safety recall in history.

After being initially dazzled by the promise of the disruptive new model, regulators around the world have wisened up quickly to its negative side - effects — traffic congestion, public safety, and erosion of the tax base — and are now much more sensitive to the complaints of incumbents.

WASHINGTON (Reuters)- U.S. auto safety regulators said on Thursday they found no evidence of defects in a Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA.O) car involved in the death of a man whose Model S collided with a truck while he was using its Autopilot system.

The legislation also would eliminate the ability of regulators to shut down large financial firms if they were on the verge of failing if they threaten the stability of the financial system, a safety net that the big banks would like to keep in place.

On top of that, some 3.5 million vehicles are currently the targets of regional recalls in certain high - humidity areas in the United States, or what many automakers call «field action», after U.S. safety regulators started investigating reports of inflator explosions in Florida and Puerto Rico.

Her notable cases also include Ford Spark Plugs, as well as multiple cases against Hyundai for a dangerous safety defect in the side air bag system of its Tiburon model vehicles, as well as class - action lawsuit against Hyundai Motor America and Kia Motor Company after regulators announced the companies overstated the fuel economy for many vehicles they sold in the United States, culminating in a settlement worth more than $ 255 million.

«How can any regulator, in this case the Nebraska PSC, even begin to make an informed decision about [Keystone XL] without considering pipeline safety, the risk of leaks and spills, and the potential environmental effect of spills?

This will help regulators to embrace opportunities presented by technological advances and at the same time steer clear of risks that may compromise the safety of trading.

BEIJING China will form a powerful new competition and food safety regulator in a bid to ramp up oversight of mergers and acquisitions and price - fixing as the world's second - largest economy seeks to make policymaking more efficient.

The guidelines, which were issued in September, call on automakers to voluntarily submit details of self - driving vehicle systems to regulators in a 15 - point «safety assessment.»

We work with industry leaders, legislators, and regulators to create the kind of public policy that improves vehicle safety, encourages technological innovation, and protects our planet.

As supply chains lengthen, they have to verify the food safety practices of foreign suppliers and may have to demonstrate compliance at a moment's notice to regulators.

As bankers, we are concerned about growth and returns - regulators about safety and soundness - central bankers with the competing interests of systemic risk and economic growth - and politicians have to deal with significant public discourse.

The organic sector looks forward to continued collaboration with FDA to help create and support food safety systems, helpful guidance and research that meet the needs of organic farmers, consumers and public health regulators.

The investment in the Dublin NQC will help the company exceed regulator's expectations for the verification of the quality and safety of ingredients, the verification of environmental hygiene and the assurance of finished production quality and safety, the company says.

Producers, regulators, industry representatives and certification agencies were invited to participate in two panels addressing the challenges and opportunities of ensuring safety and transparency in small scale food production and retailing.

The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was created in 2011 to reinforce the U.S. food safety standards by shifting the focus of federal regulators on preventing contamination instead of just reacting to the problem after it has already hapSafety Modernization Act (FSMA) was created in 2011 to reinforce the U.S. food safety standards by shifting the focus of federal regulators on preventing contamination instead of just reacting to the problem after it has already hapsafety standards by shifting the focus of federal regulators on preventing contamination instead of just reacting to the problem after it has already happened.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the nation's chief food safety regulator, plans to start testing certain foods for residues of the world's most widely used weed killer after the World Health Organization's cancer experts last year declared the chemical a probable human carcinogen.

The national rice institutes plan to submit all safety information to government regulators who will review these data as part of the approval process for Golden Rice before it can be made available to farmers and consumers.

And FamilyFarmed provides specialized training to increase the use of best practices in food safety in order to meet the needs of trade buyers and the requirements of government regulators.

Engaging efforts with experts from 47 IDFA member companies and cooperation from other parts of the dairy industry, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and state regulators, IDFA advocated for, among other things: reasonable regulations in the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) that align the Interstate Milk Shippers program with the requirements of the Food Safety Modernization Act's (FSMA) Preventive Controls for Human Food (PCHF) rule; harmonizing the PMO with an FDA rule on higher fortification levels of vitamin D3 and requiring FDA to be more transparent in the determination of foreign country regulatory equivalence with the U.S. Grade «A» program.

As the voice of the flexible packaging industry, FPA works with regulators at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration and other U.S. regulatory agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission and Food and Drug Administration to share industry positions and minimize regulatory burden on the flexible packaging industry.

ICRR plans to submit all safety information to government regulators who will review these data as part of the approval process for Golden Rice before it can be made available to farmers and consumers.

However, they also result in government regulators and major food retailing groups imposing more stringent food safety codes of practice.

He's worked collaboratively with the food industry, regulators and food safety groups, earning the trust and respect of all.

Australia's food safety regulators have once again called for submissions on whether to permit the sale of food derived from the seeds of low - THC hemp.

To be held from 18 - 20 January, 2010, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Manama in the Kingdom of Bahrain, the conference is open to anyone with an interest in the safety of children on the web, including Internet Service Providers, telephone companies, NGOs, charities, regulators, government departments and the public.

A spokesman for the American Chemistry Council said the findings are «inconsistent with the conclusions of expert regulators worldwide, all of which have confirmed that BPA exposure levels are low, and well within safety standards.»

In addition to hands on inspections, we have also visited manufacturer facilities and met with safety regulators — and when we travel, we pay our all of our own expenses.

In addition to hands on inspections of crib mattresses, we have also visited manufacturer facilities and met with safety regulators — and when we travel, we pay our all of our own expenses.

April 2009 Nancy Cowles, executive director of Kids In Danger joined other consumer advocates, safety experts, manufacturers and government regulators on April 22 at CPSC's Staff Roundtable on Cribs and Other Infant Sleep Environments.

Safety inspections at New York airports have dropped 73 percent in the past decade, and federal regulators should increase such spot checks after a spate of small airplane accidents on Long Island, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer said.

«The information available is acknowledged to be insufficient either to allow the regulator to make evidence - based judgements about the safety or otherwise of implants that were in widespread use, or to allow patients» clinicians to know whether their individual patient is affected,» Mr Dorrell added.

Why did state health officials consistently say it was safe to drink the water in Hoosick Falls because it contained fewer than 50,000 parts per trillion of PFOA when federal regulators cautioned 400 parts per trillion was the recommended safety level?

On September 30, the U.S. Department of the Interior issued new rules (pdf) meant to upgrade safety equipment and tighten well control as well as force oil companies to show regulators detailed plans of how they will manage risks and prevent blowouts at offshore oil and gas sites.

«Regulators in the US, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Italy and Japan have unanimously endorsed the safety of the reactor.

Amidst acrimonious debate over the safety of genetically modified (GM) food crops, India's top biotechnology regulator last week declared a transgenic mustard plant «safe for consumption.»

For example, the statutes may not empower regulators to require product sponsors to share in the burden of generating information about product safety, and may place the burden of proof on regulators to demonstrate that a product is unsafe before they can take action to protect the public.

The team said that Japan must ensure that «regulatory independence and clarity of roles are preserved in all circumstances,» echoing criticism that close associations between Japan's nuclear regulators and industry officials had undermined strong safety oversight.

«Governments and regulators should exercise great care in permitting any extension of the operating life of the oldest nuclear power plants still in operation that were built to the easier safety standards,» the letter says.