The European Commission issued a consumer product safety assessment report on November 22 this year, pointing out that mainland China has made significant progress in dealing with toy safety issues. The report outlines a series of recommended measures to address deficiencies in the current consumer product safety regime. The Commission's assessment looks at the role that all actors in the supply chain, Member State authorities and international cooperation play in ensuring that unsafe products are not sold on the EU market. The European Commission also reviews the EU's product safety laws, covering multiple policy areas (industry and commerce, trade, taxation, environment and foreign relations) to identify any loopholes. The assessment report proposes a number of measures in the following four major areas, mainly focusing on the implementation and law enforcement of existing product safety control measures. The enforcement assessment report found that the EU's current legislative framework can provide sufficient protection for consumers, but relevant laws need to be effectively implemented. The Industry Operators Assessment Report emphasizes that in accordance with Directive 2001/95/EC on general product safety, manufacturers and importers are responsible for ensuring that products sold on the market are safe and harmless. Therefore, manufacturers must establish inspection procedures to ensure that product design and production processes comply with safety standards, and at the same time evaluate finished products. The report stipulates that importers and retailers must obtain assurances from suppliers that the products to be sold on the market are safe. The report proposes a number of new measures for operators, including: The European Commission, the regulatory authorities of member states, has stated that it will cooperate with the regulatory authorities of member states,

歐盟《化學品註冊、評估及許可規例REACH》於2007年11月9日召開的世貿貿易技術壁壘委員會會議上引起爭議。 歐盟《化學品註冊、評估及許可規例REACH》要求歐盟境內年產量或進口量超過一噸的化學物質(包括物質、製備品、及成品中之化學物質)製造商和進口商收集其產品內化學物質的完整資訊，並於生產或進口前向歐盟化學總署註冊。 而被歸納為危險化學物質者，則需要受到授權後才可以上市或使用。 REACH法規已於2007年6月1日生效，預計於11年的時間完成所有化學物質的登記註冊。 根據世界貿易組織(WTO)公布的新聞稿內容，阿根廷於技術壁壘委員會會議上提出數個對於REACH法規的質疑，包括法規的複雜度、法規中不具體的名詞定義、會員國間可能缺乏一致性的登記申請程序、以及法規對於非歐盟企業及中小企業的影響等。 世界各國包括中國、澳洲、巴西、加拿大、智利、日本、韓國、墨西哥、台灣、泰國以及美國等國皆表達了與阿根廷相同的疑慮。 歐盟得知這些反應後，表示他們已經針對收到的意見，對於REACH法規著手修正，並指出歐盟執委會應負責將登記註冊的程序一致化。 另外，&nbs

在行將邁入21世紀之際，綠色設計、生產、行銷及消費已然成為風潮。不僅許多國際經貿組織均在熱烈討論綠色消費對國際貿易的影響，運用經貿措施遂行環保目的之趨勢也日益明顯。 綠色消費所宣導的觀念，是改變消費模式（pattern），以降低天然資源、毒性物質之使用及污染物排放，其目的在追求更佳之生活品質並不影響後代子孫的權益。那麼要如何改變消費模式？利用簡單但精確的各種說明、符號或圖形將某種產品（含服務）的環保特性充分表達出來，並訴諸於消費大眾，便是最好的教育方式之一，這些說明、符號或圖形便是「環境標誌與宣告」。簡言之，「環境標誌與宣告」是廣告行為，藉由爭取消費者之認同，採購較環保的產品而達到環保之目的。 您可用一個最簡單的方法做到綠色消費、認證並信任『環保標章』。它是一種商標， 頒發給經過嚴格審查，在各類產品項目中，環保表現最優良的前20～30％的產品。 全世界目前共有50餘國推動『環保標章』，我國環保標章以「一片綠色樹葉包裹著 純淨、不受污染的地球」，象徵「可回收、低污染、省資源」的環保理念。消費者使 用具有環保標章之綠色產品來取代傳統產品，可以讓我們的環境獲得不少的效益。 環保標章與歐盟Ro

More than a dozen U.S. environmental health organizations claimed that many children's toys, jewelry and backpacks were found to contain excessive amounts of lead after testing. This investigation began a while ago when lead-containing toys were recalled due to safety issues, and the investigation targeted more than 1,200 products from chain stores and self-operated stores. The investigation found that among the 1,200 products tested, 17%'s product exceeded the lead content stipulated by the federal government. Tracey Easthope, director of the environmental health program at the Environmental Research Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan, said, "The findings do not indicate that these products pose an immediate danger to consumers, but they do show that the government is not They fail to perform their supervisory duties to detect products containing toxic chemicals, and too many manufacturers do not self-regulate the products they produce.” Among the products tested, children’s toys and jewelry accounted for one-third of the total. one. The main test item for these children's toy jewelry is whether it contains lead. Because young children are particularly vulnerable to exposure to lead-containing products. The other two-thirds of the products tested were tested for lead, as well as eight other potentially hazardous chemicals such as antimony, arsenic, bromine, cadmium, chlorine, chromium, mercury, and tin. The test results revealed that the tested products also contained very high levels of cadmium and arsenic. However, it should be noted that this survey did not further evaluate the direct impact of the tested products containing chemical substances on human health.

AFP, Buenos Aires, 7th) Scientists and environmentalists pointed out today that a huge ice bank of Argentina's Molino Glacier will collapse for the first time in the southern hemisphere winter, and the culprit is likely to be the global greenhouse effect. This ice wall is one of the main tourist attractions in the Patagonian highlands. It blocks part of Lake Argentina and is about 60 meters high. Spectacular collapse occurs every one to several years, but it always only happens in summer. . Glacier National Park said: "This is the first time a glacier has collapsed in winter. It may be related to the global greenhouse effect. Rising temperatures affect the friction of the ice." Molino Glacier is one of the largest glaciers in the world, covering an area of 275 square meters. kilometers, with an exit width of five kilometers, located 2,800 kilometers southeast of the capital Buenos Aires.

The proposal will be discussed at CEN's annual meeting in June. The next step is to start the voting process.

REACH is a regulatory proposal involving the production, trade, and use safety of chemicals. It aims to strengthen the protection of human health and the environment, maintain and enhance the competitiveness of the EU chemical industry, maintain the EU's unified market, and enhance chemical information and related legislation. transparency, reduce the use of experimental animals, promote non-animal testing, and keep relevant EU measures consistent with its obligations under the WTO framework.

Canada recently published a risk assessment report on bisphenol A in Part 1 of the Canada Gazette and announced a 60-day public comment period on whether to ban polycarbonate baby bottles containing bisphenol A.