Primary Battery Safety Regulations - Malaysia
When we searched the European Union Rapex site we found (almost) no recalls of primary batteries. Recalls are primarily for battery chargers and battery packs for lap tops. These posed electric shock hazards to consumers and were recalled. Why refer to EU RAPEX ? Well they have among the most sophisticated rapid alert system - relatively speaking! Easily 'searchable' unlike our own myStandard.kpdnkk. Recently KPDNKK sanctioned the primary battery (safety) regulation and all primary batteries must bear the MCmark (safety mark). The onus is on the businesses to ensure that the batteries placed in the market are safe and that safety incidents and issues must be reported to the Ministry "within the specified time frame of the corrective action plan that has or will be taken". What is the specified time frame is anyone's guess. Coming back to to primary battery safety. While the regulation is welcomed but we are in the opinion it is rather mispl...