Us Attention To Safety Of Children's Products From Several Recalls

Recall of the United States

In November 6th, Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) a recall notice was issued jointly with the British Britax group to recall about 60 thousand children's car safety seats in North America. Seat belt pads made of soft materials may be bitten by a child and swallowed, resulting in suffocation risk. Three accident reports have been received.

Less than half a month later, CPSC issued a recall notice again on 16, which recalled the total number of 220 thousand baby travel folding tent beds sold by KidCo, a child safety device manufacturer since 2005, because of the risk of asphyxia. The reason for this is that when the baby turns to sleep, the face may be stuck between the inflatable mattress and tent cloth, thereby increasing the risk of suffocation, which has caused a baby to die.

In addition, a more massive recall occurred in August this year. at that time CPSC It is announced that about 4 million selling Bumbo baby seats will be recalled after receiving the report of 21 babies falling into a skull fracture, because the defects of the product design may cause the baby to fall from the seat.

Several reports can lead to mass recall, and the US attaches great importance to the safety of children's products. Children are the future of the country and the most valuable asset of every family. The quality and safety of children's products are directly related to children's physical and mental health. Small problems can be a potential safety hazard and cause unexpected harm. Therefore, we should pay attention to the safety of children's products as much as food safety.

In this regard, the experience of the United States is worth learning from. The United States attaches great importance to the safety of toys and children's products. The standards for such products are strict and even strict. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) mentioned earlier is an independent regulatory body established in 1972 under the consumer product safety act. Protect the public from unreasonable injury and death risk associated with consumer goods Responsibility.

Half of CPSC's annual budget is used for children's products. And annual mobile teams are sent to check domestic and imported children's products that may cause various hazards. In addition, the institution also carries out safety education activities for children's articles every year, and has achieved good results, effectively reducing accidental injuries in the use of children's articles.

In 2008, the Consumer Goods Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) came into effect and became the most stringent Consumer Protection Act since the Consumer Product Safety Commission was established in 1972. All manufacturers must ensure that their products comply with all the requirements, standards or rules of the act. In 2009 and 2010, the United States amended the bill once again, issuing the "confirmation". Children's products The final rule of definition.

China is not only a large producer of children's toys, clothing and student supplies, but also a big consumer country.

　　 In recent years, the departments concerned have also attached importance to the safety of children's products. In October 2009, the General Administration of quality supervision, inspection and quarantine and the Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a joint statement in Beijing, saying that children's products and electromechanical products will be the focus of quality and safety work.

But it is undeniable that for a long time, there has been a gap between China's standards for children's products and international standards. Children's toys and other products have been warned and recalled by the European Union from time to time. Although China is trying to make up for this shortcoming, the pace of standard updating is accelerating, but the speed of market follow-up is not optimistic.

In addition, the market for children's products is also very serious. Xinhua News Agency reporter Last month's survey found that children's clothing, children's shoes, children's cars, toys, children's safety chairs and other children's products were very safe. Although the related products had national standards, the products of non standard products were widespread in the market, especially in the low and medium market.

Faced with the long-term chaos of children's products market, regulatory loopholes need to be filled. The departments concerned should effectively shoulder the role of protectors of child safety, and never let thousands of parents down.