Where is the Report - State of Product Safety / Laporan - Status Keselamatan Produk Mana?
Negara - negara yang mempunyai peraturan keselamatan produk pengguna dan mempunyai agensi kerajaan yang berwibawa dan menjurus dalam kawalan keselamatan produk pengguna, biasanya menerbitkan laporan tahunan status keselamatan produk pengguna. Ada juga agensi bukan kerajaan yang mendapat sokongan dana daripada agensi kerajaan tersebut untuk melaksanakan kajian dan ujian ke atas produk pengguna di pasaran.
Kerjasama pintar antara agensi kerajaan, bukan kerajaan dan institusi penyelidikan telah meningkatkan taraf keselamatan produk pengguna di pasaran negara mereka.
Berikut adalah sebuah artikel dalam bahasa Inggeris yang secara kesimpulan menggariskan hasil kajian USPIRG di Amerika Syarikat dan EU RAPEX (Kesatuan Eropah) ke atas produk pengguna kanak-kanak dan am.
USPIRG menyenaraikan risiko keselamatan yang terdapat dalam produk kanak-kanak iaitu:
- Logam berat seperti Plumbum
- Chromium
- Phthalates
- Bahagian kecil
- Bebola kecil
- Belon
- Magnet
- Bateri
- Bunyi
EU RAPEX pula melaporkan antara risiko keselamatan produk pengguna di pasaran Kesatuan Eropah seperti:
- Bahan kimia
- Kecederaan
- Tercekik (choking)
- Renjatan Elektrik
- Mencekik (strangulation)
- Kebakaran
- Melecur dan
- Kerosakan deria penglihatan dan lain-lain
- KPDNKK?
- KKM?
- Agensi baru?
- Universiti?
- Badan bukan kerajaan (yang tidak berasaskan keuntungan)?
For almost 30 years, U.S. PIRG Education Fund has conducted an annual survey of toy safety, which has led to an estimated 150 recalls and other regulatory actions over the years, and has helped educate the public and policymakers on the need for continued action to protect the health and wellbeing of children...................
Among the toys surveyed this year, we found numerous choking hazards and five toys with concentrations of toxics exceeding federal standards. In addition to reporting on potentially hazardous products found in stores in 2014, this installment of the report describes the potential hazards in toys and children’s products.
Who should carry out such surevys and researches here in Malaysia to protect safety of children?
- Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism?
- Ministry of Health?
- New agency?
- Universities?
- Non Profits?
U.S. PIRG Education Fund staff examined hundreds of toys to confirm that they are safe. We discovered that unsafe toys remain widely available. The problems we found include:
Who should carry out such surevys and researches here in Malaysia to protect safety of children?
- Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism?
- Ministry of Health?
- New agency?
- Universities?
- Non Profits?
U.S. PIRG Education Fund staff examined hundreds of toys to confirm that they are safe. We discovered that unsafe toys remain widely available. The problems we found include:
- Lead. Childhood exposure to even low levels of lead can undermine development, damaging academic achievement and attentiveness.
- Chromium. Skin contact with chromium can cause severe allergic reactions including skin redness, swelling and ulcers. Chromium compounds are also known to cause cancer.
- Phthalates. Exposure to phthalates at crucial stages of development may harm development of the male reproductive system and is linked to early puberty.
- Small parts are pieces that might block a child’s airway. Children, especially those under age three, can choke on small parts.
- Small balls less than 1.75 inches in diameter represent a choke hazard for children three years old and younger.
- Balloons are easily inhaled in attempts to inflate them and can become stuck in children’s throats.
- Magnets. When two or more powerful magnets are swallowed, they can have fatal health consequences as their attractive forces draw them together inside the body, perforating intestinal walls.
- Batteries. When batteries are ingested, chemical reactions can burn through the esophagus and blood vessels, causing fatal internal bleeding.
- Excessive noise. Excessive noise exposure can lead to hearing loss.
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Another product safety safety report is available on annual basis and prepared by the European Commission based on EU Rapid Alert Exchange or RAPEX Rapid alert system for the exchange of information on measures taken to prevent or restrict the marketing of dangerous consumer products with the exception of food, pharmaceutical and medical devices, which are covered by other mechanisms.
Following graphs gives a snapshot of the nature of risks associated with different product category.
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