"Barring any major accidents, or to judge by this year's trend, this year (China) product recall in the United States will be informed better than last year." U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and international projects director of intergovernmental affairs Aube Lai Well said in Beijing recently, as of August this year, product recalls involving China a total of 122 cases since last year's total of 228.
O'Brien also the latest trend of Chinese product safety and product safety department to promote China-US cooperation between the Chinese General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine and the Ministry of Commerce of the senior officials to discuss.
Focus on children's products
O'Brien said that China will continue as the largest U.S. producer of consumer goods imports, which convinced him he said: "In fact, Chinese exports to the U.S. in 2010, the value of consumer goods reached $ 301 billion."
O'Brien admitted that the products involved in the recall, is the largest number of toys, children's clothing and electronic products which, in 2008 recall of Chinese products reached a record level of close to 350, then as the U.S. with China positive communication, the figure finally dropped significantly.
O'Brien said, CPSC was founded in Beijing, its first overseas office, in order to maintain the Chinese manufacturers and U.S. importers of information between the communication from the source of trouble to avoid product recalls.
For example, in the United States are most concerned about toys and children's products, O'Brien said, CPSC recently adopted a children's shirt jacket with a drawstring on the federal safety regulations.
CPSC received a total of 26 children who dress up on the rope was on the playground slide, school bus doors or other objects wound to deathAnd drawstring waist or hem of the car due to hanging in the door or pull the rest of causing an accident report.
Hope to prevent recalls
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) can be authorized to CPSC regulations in the form that any consumer goods or goods of any kind has a certain characteristic or not due to have some features, but constitute a substantial product hazard.
Therefore, CPSC's federal government agency, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency have the right to refuse a potentially dangerous children's coat jacket with a drawstring into the United States.
More importantly, CPSC has also been given greater enforcement authority, you can recall the illegal clothing.
O'Brien told this newspaper that the line he delivered to the Chinese side the manufacturer of this information: "Although the United States is a party under the order, but if the Chinese manufacturer involved in the receipt of the above orders rope, you can immediately pointed out that the U.S. is against the law firms of U.S. law, is it better to do? "
"Of course, we are in violation of U.S. law, U.S. manufacturers will be severely punished." O'Brien said, but if you start from the product design can meet the U.S. standards, will advance to avoid recall of events.
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