CONSUMER POLICY

The 5th International Product Safety Week started today, 16 June gathering professionals and stakeholders from around the globe. The event promotes safety of consumer products and international cooperation. As part of the IPSW there will be a high-level Trilateral EU-China-US Consumer Safety Summit on June 19th

This year topics include: button batteries, that can cause fatal accidents involving children; and "seamless surveillance" to strengthen consumer safety at every point of the supply chain from design to destination.

• More information
• Website of the International Product Safety Week 2014
• OECD webpage on Button Batteries