#productsafety — Public Fediverse posts
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A toy is never just a toy.
Our new EU in Practice piece looks at how EU toy safety rules protect children from hidden risks — from chemicals and small parts to unsafe online marketplace listings.
Because childhood should not have to negotiate with the marketplace.
#ToySafety
#ChildSafety
#EuropeanUnion
#EUPolicy
#ConsumerProtection
#ProductSafety
#OnlineMarketplaces
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A toy is never just a toy.
Our new EU in Practice piece looks at how EU toy safety rules protect children from hidden risks — from chemicals and small parts to unsafe online marketplace listings.
Because childhood should not have to negotiate with the marketplace.
#ToySafety
#ChildSafety
#EuropeanUnion
#EUPolicy
#ConsumerProtection
#ProductSafety
#OnlineMarketplaces
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Rules alone don’t protect the #SingleMarket, enforcement does.
We warn that gaps in market surveillance still let unsafe products in. We call for stronger coordination for consumer safety and fairer competition.
It's time to act: http://link.europa.eu/jvvBDk
#ProductSafety
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https://nitter.net/EU_EESC/status/2049768799084183938#m -
HTRC and Haisito Battery Chargers Overheat. These chargers or connected batteries ignite creating a risk of serious injury or death. #RecallAlert #FireHazard #ProductSafety #BatterySafety #TechRecall
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HTRC and Haisito Battery Chargers Overheat. These chargers or connected batteries ignite creating a risk of serious injury or death. #RecallAlert #FireHazard #ProductSafety #BatterySafety #TechRecall
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Vive Health Adult Bed Rails Injure. These bed rails have a defective design that leads to entrapment and suffocation. #recallalert #productsafety #homesafety #medicaldevices #consumerprotection
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Vive Health Adult Bed Rails Injure. These bed rails have a defective design that leads to entrapment and suffocation. #recallalert #productsafety #homesafety #medicaldevices #consumerprotection
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Nothing says 'cutting-edge technology' quite like a product that might spontaneously combust. 🔥 The Consumer Protection Agency warns some Rad Power Bike e-bike batteries are fire hazards. The company's citing 'financial constraints' for not offering full replacements. Oof.
At what point does 'financial constraint' become 'customer abandonment'? #Ebike #ProductSafety #TechFail #ConsumerRights #BatteryGate
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#SafetyCodes #Inspection #BuildingSafety #ProductSafety
Are there any mastodon instances with active participation by people who work to improve, or even enforce or discuss, safety codes?When I decided to boycott Meta, I lost a community of electricians, inspectors, designers, and standards people.
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#SafetyCodes #Inspection #BuildingSafety #ProductSafety
Are there any mastodon instances with active participation by people who work to improve, or even enforce or discuss, safety codes?When I decided to boycott Meta, I lost a community of electricians, inspectors, designers, and standards people.
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#SafetyCodes #Inspection #BuildingSafety #ProductSafety
Are there any mastodon instances with active participation by people who work to improve, or even enforce or discuss, safety codes?When I decided to boycott Meta, I lost a community of electricians, inspectors, designers, and standards people.
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#SafetyCodes #Inspection #BuildingSafety #ProductSafety
Are there any mastodon instances with active participation by people who work to improve, or even enforce or discuss, safety codes?When I decided to boycott Meta, I lost a community of electricians, inspectors, designers, and standards people.
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#SafetyCodes #Inspection #BuildingSafety #ProductSafety
Are there any mastodon instances with active participation by people who work to improve, or even enforce or discuss, safety codes?When I decided to boycott Meta, I lost a community of electricians, inspectors, designers, and standards people.
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And with the destruction of the #EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD), the lucky US residents will have the benefit of relying on toxicology research conducted or funded by the companies who have a vested interest in selling that product. You know, the people that assured us #PFAS are nontoxic, that medicines like VIoxx were safe, that smoking does not cause cancer and heart disease, that increasing atmospheric CO2 is a good thing.
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Fair Trade Commission orders Ace Bed to correct misleading advertising claims about product safety, highlighting concerns over consumer protection and fair trade practices.
#YonhapInfomax #FairTradeCommission #AceBed #FalseAdvertising #ProductSafety #ConsumerProtection #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
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We explore the real reasons behind product warnings and instructions. Are they truly for our safety, or just to shield companies from lawsuits? Join us as we uncover the balance between consumer awareness and corporate responsibility. #ConsumerAwareness #ProductSafety #LegalProtection #HealthWarnings #ConsumerRights #MedicalAdvice #InformedDecisions #CompanyResponsibility #HealthRisks #SafetyFirst
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Juguetes seguros, ¡fiestas felices! 🎄
Damos prioridad al bienestar infantil con medidas estrictas que garantizan que todos los juguetes cumplen las normas de seguridad de la UE.
Conoce más sobre estas normativas ⬇️
#ProductSafety #ToySafety
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https://nitter.privacydev.net/ComisionEuropea/status/1871933933614755977#m -
Dozens injured, pets killed in fires causing Samsung to recall 1.1M stoves - Enlarge / US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall of 1... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2042257 #consumerproductsafetycommission #electricrange #electricstove #productsafety #firehazard #samsung #policy
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Dozens injured, pets killed in fires causing Samsung to recall 1.1M stoves - Enlarge / US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall of 1... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2042257 #consumerproductsafetycommission #electricrange #electricstove #productsafety #firehazard #samsung #policy
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Dozens injured, pets killed in fires causing Samsung to recall 1.1M stoves - Enlarge / US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall of 1... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2042257 #consumerproductsafetycommission #electricrange #electricstove #productsafety #firehazard #samsung #policy
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Dozens injured, pets killed in fires causing Samsung to recall 1.1M stoves - Enlarge / US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall of 1... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2042257 #consumerproductsafetycommission #electricrange #electricstove #productsafety #firehazard #samsung #policy
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Dozens injured, pets killed in fires causing Samsung to recall 1.1M stoves - Enlarge / US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall of 1... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2042257 #consumerproductsafetycommission #electricrange #electricstove #productsafety #firehazard #samsung #policy
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All I can say is that if the Consumer Product Safety Commission goes along with this and the current high prices are maintained, people (specifically home woodwookers) will just improvise their own home-built table saws, either by modifying portable circular saws or by buiding table saws using standard electric motors salvaged from old appliances, furnaces, etc. I know this is possible because my dad built one using (I think) an old washing machine motor, and he used it to saw all the lumber he used to build his garage. Was it safe by today's standards? No way, but it did work and somehow he managed to not lose any fingers.
Home-built units will be even less safe that the currently available commercial models, but they will be affordable for people who are not in the construction trades, and they are really not that hard to build. Clearly nobody seems to have really considered the unintended consequences of this potential regulation.
Another alternative will be just using portable circular saws (with or without rip fences) which also aren't quite as safe but are very affordable, plus they tend to show up at yard sales. And I will be shocked if no videos appear showing circular saw to table saw conversions.
Don't get me wrong, the safe table saw is a great idea, and I would love to see this safety feature on every table saw if it is reasonably priced (adding not more than a few dollars to the cost above where current models are priced), but not if it means obscene profits for a single company that may be price gouging if the #CPSC allows it. Experienced builders are probably going to hate them anyway, because they may falsely trigger on lumber that is a little too "green" (ever seen how wet some pressure-treated lumber is right after you buy it?) and my understanding is that when the #safety mechanism is triggered it totally destroys the saw blade. Which is a small price to pay to save fingers, but if it turns out that it false triggers a lot then people will just find a way to disable the safety mechanism (to avoid having to continually buy and change out saw blades), defeating the whole purpose.
How much would you pay to make sure you never sawed off a finger?
https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/how-much-would-you-pay-to-make-sure-you-never-sawed-off-a-finger-20240331-p5fgdd.html#ProductSafety #regulation #patent #ConsumerSafety #GovernmentPolicy #GovernmentOverreach
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Chemicals Found In Popular Household Products Potentially Linked To Autism, Multiple Sclerosis, Study Suggests
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ariannajohnson/2024/03/25/chemicals-found-in-popular-household-products-potentially-linked-to-autism-multiple-sclerosis-study-suggests/ #health #autism #multiplesclerosis #consumersafety #productsafety #birthdefects #cleaningproducts #flameretardant -
Judge: Amazon “cannot claim shock” that bathroom spycams were used as advertised - Enlarge (credit: zhihao | Moment)
After a spy camera designed ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1988382 #bathroomspycam #productsafety #hiddencamera #spycamera #privacy #policy #amazon #spycam
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Health Canada has issued a product recall for certain models of the Philips Avent Baby Monitor.
In its release, it states:
The recalled baby monitors include models SCD630 and SCD843 only, manufactured between March 2016 and December 2019.
It further states that the products are being recalled due to fire & burn risks.
#recall #BabyMonitor #PhilipsAvent #ProductSafety #HealthCanada #Canada
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Health Canada has issued a recall for the "Big Game Hunters" and "Garden Games Junior" cricket sets due to the presence of lead & phthalates.
In its release, it states that "the recalled product may contain lead and/or phthalates in excess of allowable limits, posing a chemical hazard."
#Recall #HealthCanada #Canada #toy #ProductSafety #ToySafety
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The @EU_Commission proposes a new Toy Safety Regulation revising the current rules to protect children from potential risks in toys.
Read this proposal on @EURLex 👉 https://europa.eu/!64bwjG
#ProductSafety #ToySafety #children🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EURLex/status/1685930543282544640
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Seriously, what is wrong with people? Also, why is it always #Tiktok where these stupid challenges come from? Like #TidePods, #Borax is a cleaning agent, DO NOT INGEST!
#SocialMedia #TiktokChallenges #wtf #hazard #ProductSafety
https://globalnews.ca/news/9860780/borax-drinking-tiktok-trend/
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"A Carbon, a Silicon, and a Cell walk into a bar... " 😳 😅
📣 Excited to announce the inaugural episode of a brand new Redefining Society Podcast Series on ITSPmagazine Podcast Network.
Together with Dr. Bruce Y. Lee, we delve into the intersection of technology, health, and society. In our first episode, we discuss the role of #ArtificialIntelligence, specifically #ChatGPT, and the importance of #ProductSafety -- amongst many other topics.
The podcast series will resonate with everyone - whether you are a #HealthcareProfessional, a #TechEnthusiast, or someone interested in how #science, #health, and #technology shape our #society.
Please join us on this fascinating journey. Share with those who might be interested, and remember to subscribe.
Stay tuned for monthly episodes, and let's redefine society together!
Video 📺 🎙️🌐 https://youtu.be/nHk2lLUZN88
Audio 🎙️🌐 https://redefining-society-podcast.simplecast.com/
#Podcast #NewEpisode #RedefiningSociety #sociology #dataanalytics #datascience #medicaltechnology #data #ai #ml #cybersecurity #privacy
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Johnson & Johnson sues researchers who linked #talc to #cancer
Defendants say the lawsuits are meant to "silence" scientists
By Dietrich Knauth
July 13, 202312:50 PM EDTUpdated 2 days ago"J&J is facing more than 38,000 lawsuits alleging that the company's talc products, including its Baby Powder, were contaminated by asbestos and caused cancers including ovarian cancer and mesothelioma. J&J is attempting to resolve those lawsuits, as well as any future talc lawsuits, through an $8.9 billion settlement in bankruptcy court.
"J&J says that its talc products are safe and do not contain asbestos.
"J&J has stopped selling talc-based Baby Powder in favor of cornstarch-based products, citing an increase in lawsuits and 'misinformation' about the talc product's safety."
#ProductSafety #BigCorporations #JohnsonAndJohnson #BabyPowder
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#InTodaysOJ Decision 2023/1096 laying down rules for the application of Directive 2013/29 as regards the regular collection and updating of data on accidents related to the use of #pyrotechnic articles
#ConsumerProtection #fireworks #productsafety
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EURLex/status/1665976142728134661
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📢 Europe is strengthening consumer protection with the General Product Safety Regulation #GPSR now published in the #OfficialJournal
It will reinforce the safety rules for products sold both offline and online.
👉 https://europa.eu/!tnrhF3#ProductSafety #ConsumerProtection
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EURLex/status/1660913630785699840
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New e-commerce trends expose #EUConsumers to new risks. We need strong international cooperation for better #ConsumerProtection.
At the International #ProductSafety Week 2022, US @HoehnSaricCPSC & I will present the 1st results of our informal dialogue on consumer product safety. -
Apparently it's prudent to write an introduction Toot so here we go:
I'm Winterbay in most places where that wasn't taken already (Winterbay_ on the Birdsite) and I'm a #toxicologist and #ChemicalEngineer by training working with #ProductSafety and #RegulatoryAffairs of #MedicalDevices.I am a father of two and dedicate what's left of my time to #Cycling, #Orienteering, #guildwars2 and playing #FrenchHorn
My first account was on .social in 2018, my migration can mean you have two of me now 🙂
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Price gouging and defective products rampant on Amazon, reports find - Enlarge / Amazon's orange-yellow logo wall. (credit: David Ryder/Getty Images)
New reports releas... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1705350 #productsafety #amazonbasics #pricegouging #biz&it #policy #amazon
