DECEMBER 7, 2020
VOLUME 49 ISSUE 46
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story Nursery products in 2019 were associated with an estimated 60,600 injuries among children under 5 years old. Subscriber-Only Story Online trade (39%), better enforcement (39%), and new technologies (36%) were among the top issues mentioned in responses to a European Commission question on improving product safety policy. Subscriber-Only Story Chemical restriction, market surveillance, and reporting obligations were the issues found lacking in an EC review of the Toy Safety Directive. Subscriber-Only Story The European Commission held its bi-annual International Product Safety Week (IPSW) on 9, 10 and 12 November 2020, in conjunction with the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO) 2020 International Symposium held in October 2020. Subscriber-Only Story The European Commission is undertaking a review of the New Legislative Framework (NLF). Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on artificial intelligence, batteries, pandemic, voluntary standards, SDO panels, holiday shopping, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings. |