10th Circuit Court Upholds Denial Of Infant Lounger Maker’s Request For Injunction To Prevent CPSC’s Administrative Action
June 5, 2024, Vital Law.com
In a case where a manufacturer of baby products sought a preliminary injunction to cease an administrative proceeding brought against it by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit upheld a district court’s decision allowing the CPSC action to proceed.
Product Safety In The EU: Why Were Consumer Products Found Dangerous In 2023?
June 6, 2024, Measurlabs
The European Union has strict product safety standards intended to protect consumers from hazards that faulty products may cause. When dangerous products are discovered by national authorities, they are reported on the Safety Gate Rapid Alert System, along with a set of information on the product’s origin and the types of risks identified. Here is a detailed overview of Safety Gate data for 2023, providing insight into the typical reasons why different types of products were found to endanger consumer safety. Key findings include: 1) There was a significant 63% increase in the number of serious risk alerts from 2022 to 2023; and 2) More than 70% of dangerous products in several categories, including toys, electrical appliance and jewelry, originated from China.
9 Questions To Help You Figure Out Why You’re Burned Out
June 6, 2024, Harvard Business Review
The World Health Organization characterizes burnout as comprising three key dimensions: sustained feelings of exhaustion, feelings of personal inefficacy and increased mental distance from one’s job. This article outlines nine questions to ask yourself under each of these three categories to help you diagnose what’s causing your burnout. It’s likely a combination of factors, requiring a number of changes over time to fully address it, and not something a one-off vacation can reverse right away. Nonetheless, the answers to these questions serve as a starting point and can inform steps you can take to address your burnout and possibly prevent it from happening again in the future.
Trumka: 133,000 Biometric Gun Safes Recalled; “More Recalls May Be Coming”
June 6, 2024, cpsc.gov
According to a statement by CPSC Commissioner Richard Trumka, “133,000 gun safes are recalled today. Instead of only opening with a biometric scan of the owner’s fingerprints, as intended, the safes can open when anyone places their fingers on the scanner. This deadly hazard appears to be widespread among biometric gun safes and across manufacturers. Today marks the third wave of biometric gun safe recalls for this problem. These hazardous safes are ticking time bombs. At this point, I can understand how it would be hard to trust the safety of biometric gun safes, in general. Don’t be surprised if there are more biometric gun safe recalls coming.”
CE Marking To Remain Indefinitely Recognized In The UK
June 6, 2024, JD Supra
As a result of feedback from the industry, the UK government announceed an indefinite extension to the use of CE marking on the GB market, beyond 31 December 2024. The Regulations now officially give effect to that announcement, removing the previous expiry date of end of 2024 for recognizing the CE marking. This change will be welcomed by businesses placing in-scope products on the GB market that will now continue to have the choice to use either the CE marking or the UKCA marking. The Regulations will apply to products falling within the scope of 21 regulations, including toys, radio equipment, machinery, eco-design and restriction of hazardous substances in electrical equipment.
CPSC: New Business Product Safety Complaint Form
June 7, 2024, cpsc.gov
The CPSC values your product safety feedback. If you have reason to believe that a competitor product available in the marketplace is noncompliant with CPSC rules or otherwise unsafe for consumers, please submit your concerns through the Business Product Safety Complaint Form. Please note, consumers should always report dangerous products to https://www.saferproducts.gov/. We are a small federal agency, and we depend upon reports from the public, including members of the business community, to help us monitor the marketplace for potentially unsafe and dangerous consumer products.
EU Ratifies Pioneering Artificial Intelligence Legislation
June 3, 2024, JD Supra
The European Union has finalized the adoption of the groundbreaking EU Artificial Intelligence Act, a comprehensive and sector-agnostic legislation that extends globally. This 420-page Act aims to regulate the deployment and development of AI systems, categorizing them into high-risk and low-risk, and even banning certain types of AI. The Act emphasizes trust, transparency, and accountability in AI usage, promoting the safe integration of AI technologies. This legislation sets a potential global benchmark for AI regulation, although its complexity may pose interpretative and implementation challenges for stakeholders. We set out the key provisions below.
Opinion: Shein’s ‘Profit-Over-People’ Strategy Could Prove Costly
June 3, 2024, Just Style.com
Shein is preparing to file a prospectus with the Financial Conduct Authority for approval ahead of its potential float that could take place in June. The IPO would value Shein at around £50bn ($63bn) and could make it London’s most high-profile public float for years. But ethical concerns over Shein’s business practices have sparked global attention. Last week (30 May) South Korean regulators claimed to have found phthalates at levels hundreds of times above safety limits in Shein kids’ leather shoes and goods. It’s a stomach-churning revelation that should jolt any parent. Shein has attempted to brush off such criticism as unfair isolated incidents. But as reports continue to pile up with even more damning evidence against it, it is clear its profit-über-alles (above all else) attitude that enabled its dizzying ascent is now its greatest liability.
Lithium Battery Fire Worries Push Chicago City Council Committee To OK Safety Standards
June 5, 2024, WBEZChicago
With mounting concerns across the country that electric bicycles, e-scooters, and lithium-ion batteries can cause deadly fires, a Chicago City Council Committee Wednesday advanced regulations that would require they meet safety standards. The ordinance would allow fines for failing to meet safety certifications or for selling lithium-ion batteries that have been reassembled with cells from used batteries.
Temu, Aliexpress Lose Users As Product Safety Concerns Grow
June 4, 2024, Koreajoongangdaily.joins.com
China’s two major online commerce platforms, Temu and AliExpress, saw their active Korean user bases decline last month as concerns over the safety of products sold on Chinese platforms continue to grow.
The number of monthly active Korean users (MAUs) on Temu and AliExpress reached 8 million and 8.3 million in May, respectively, reflecting respective decreases of 3.4 percent and 3.3 percent from the previous month, market research firm WiseappㆍRetailㆍGoods said. Experts attributed the decline to Koreans’ growing anxiety about Chinese products.
