CPSC Pledges More Cooperation With EU, China Product Safety Regulators

Product safety regulators in the U.S., European Union and China pledged to continue to implement “seamless surveillance” in product supply chains by increasing cooperation between them, they said in a statement released after the Fourth Biennial Consumer Product Safety Trilateral Summit on June 19. They said they would enhance information sharing between the agencies, which include the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Health and Consumers Directorate General of the European Commission, and General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China. They also said they would continue to reinforce traceability in consumer product supply chains; further engage with stakeholders; and explore ways to harmonize product safety regulations. The next trilateral summit will be held in 2016.