All footwear manufactured or imported to United States must be tested and certified to ASTM F2412-Standard Test Methods for Foot Protection

Furniture has to meet the specific quality, safety, durability, and packaging requirements and standards when it comes to the end users.

The CPSC is a federal government agency charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction.

Wearing apparel manufactured, imported, and sold in the United States is subject to a range of standards and regulations concerning labeling requirements, fire safety standards, chemicals, and heavy metals restrictions.

GB/T 43587-2023 is a product standard issued by China specifically for footwear used by older people.

All children’s toys manufactured or imported must be tested and certified to ASTM F963-Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety.

If you are planning to buy baby carriages and strollers from China and Southeast Asia, you should be aware of the safety standards and compliance.

What is F833-21？Carriages and Strollers are required to comply with the carriage and stroller standard。

Two dangerous infant sleep products - crib bumpers and inclined sleepers are banned, which are unsafe for infants' sleep and have been linked with reported deaths.

EN 17885, new specifications for fire safety and product safety labels for candle accessories, helps to ensure a reasonable degree of safety during use.

The Australian requirements for toys intended for children under three years of age have been amended with more stringent requirements for small parts to stop release during play or reasonable wear and tear.

The ASTM standard F2417, which deals with fire safety for candles, has recently been updated with new general requirements.

CE marking is mandatory for electronics, toys, medical devices, PPE, and many other products in the European Union.

The EU adopted a new regulation that strengthens sustainability rules for batteries and waste batteries on 10 July 2023. The regulation will regulate the entire life cycle of batteries – from production to reuse and recycling – and ensure that they are safe, sustainable and competitive.

A revised version of safety standard EN1466 for carry cots and stands is now available in the library of CEN for European standardization bodies. It should be published by all the member states by December 2023.

Health Canada has published new regulations for carriages and strollers, SOR/2023-101. This regulation repeals and replaces SOR/2016-167.

ASTM F2413 covers the minimum requirements for the performance of footwear to provide protection against a variety of workplace hazards that can potentially result in injury.

If you are planning to buy electric bikes, electric scooters, and skateboards from China and Southeast Asia, you should be aware the safety standard and compliance.

The Canadian General Standards Board recently issued a revised standard for flammability of textiles – CAN/CGSB-4.2 No.27.5-2023, Textile test methods – Flame resistance – 45° angle test – One second flame impingement.

European standardization bodies can find the revised EN12790 standard applicable to reclined cradles in the CEN library. Now split into two parts (EN12790-1 and EN12790-2), it should be published by all the member states by September 2023 at the latest.

On 5 April 2023, the European Commission has published Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/740, a complete list, to update the references to the harmonised standards under the Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC. This update affects standard EN 71-13.