CPSC Working With Mexican and Canadian Safety Agencies on Toys During Holiday Season
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is placing renewed emphasis on its work with its Canadian and Mexican counterparts to stop dangerous toys as the holiday season approaches, it said in a press release dated Nov. 20 (here). CPSC has been…
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collaborating with Health Canada and the Consumer Protection Agency of the United Mexican States (Profeco) on enforcement of safety standards, inspections at the border, and ensuring safe manufacturing overseas, it said. The work toward “greater integration” has led to joint industry training and consumer education efforts, said CPSC, such as joint recall announcements. Efforts have also included “joint oversight of product supply chains and timely responses to emerging product hazards,” it said. In fiscal year 2014 toy recalls “remained low,” said CPSC, down to 30 from 172 in fiscal year 2008. According to a new report from CPSC (here), there were 188,400 toy-related, emergency department-treated injuries in 2013 to children younger than 15 years, down from 192,000 in 2012.