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Miscellaneous USAUSA: Planned regulation for electric bikes

USA: Planned regulation for electric bikes USA is considering the issuance of a new regulation for electric bikes. For this purpose, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) is considering developing a rule to address the risk of injury associated with electric bicycles (e-bikes). It has published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking...

Cybersecurity USAUSA: FCC approves a voluntary cybersecurity labelling

USA: FCC approves a voluntary cybersecurity labelling The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has recently approved the establishment of a voluntary cybersecurity labeling initiative for wireless consumer Internet of Things (IoT) products. Under this initiative, consumer smart products meeting rigorous cybersecurity standards will feature a label, including a newly introduced “U.S. Cyber Trust Mark,” aiding...

Toys USAUSA: Update of the ASTM standard for toys

USA: Update of the ASTM standard for toys USA has notified its intention to update the toy standard ASTM F963-23. Section 106 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) made ASTM F963-07e1, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety, a mandatory consumer product safety standard. Section 106 also provides procedures for revisions to...

Chemicals USAUSA: Planned modifications to warning labels of California’s Proposition 65

USA: Planned modifications to warning labels of California’s Proposition 65 The proposal seeks to alter the safe harbor warning methods of California’s Proposition 65, specifically focusing on revisions related to short-form warnings. On October 27, 2023, California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) reintroduced a proposal aimed at modifying the safe harbor warning...

Radio & Wireless USA0USA: New and updated standards for FCC equipment authorization

USA: New and updated standards for FCC equipment authorization The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has updated the equipment authorization rules to incorporate four new and updated standards that are integral to equipment testing. The equipment authorization program is one of the principal ways FCC ensures that the radiofrequency (RF) devices people rely on every...

Miscellaneous USA0USA: Safety Standard for Products Containing Button Cell or Coin Batteries is entering into force

USA: Safety Standard for Products Containing Button Cell or Coin Batteries is entering into force USA has announced that the Safety Standard for Button Cell or Coin Batteries and Consumer Products Containing Such Batteries, whose draft was published in February 2023, will finally become effective on 23 October 2023. In February 2023, as required...

Miscellaneous USA0USA: Voluntary Cybersecurity Labeling for Internet of Things

USA: Voluntary Cybersecurity Labeling for Internet of Things USA has published a proposed rulemaking: Cybersecurity Labeling for Internet of Things. In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) proposes measures to improve consumer confidence and understanding of the security of their connected devices—commonly known as Internet of Things (IoT) devices—that are woven into the...

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