The General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) states that certain products must come with written warnings and safety instructions. However, it can be challenging to determine when warnings and safety instructions are necessary, and how to write these.
In this guide, we explain when warnings and safety instructions are mandated by the GPSR and the methods you can apply to write suitable instructions for your product.
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Starting in 2024, we have been flooded with questions from Amazon sellers struggling to understand what they must do to meet the requirements under the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR). In this guide, we explain how and why Amazon verifies GPSR compliance, and what you can do to avoid costly product removals. This guide is relevant both to Amazon sellers based inside the EU, as well as those in other countries.
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Companies importing products to the European Union are required to comply with the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR). In practice, this means that importers are required to verify that their products are compliant with applicable product standards, correctly documented, and labelled.
In this guide, we take a closer look at how the General Product Safety Regulation applies to importers, and how you can determine if you are defined as an importer in the first place.
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The General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) requires that manufacturers ensure that their products meet the highest standards of safety. In addition, manufacturers are required to create technical documentation, arrange lab testing, and ensure that their products are correctly labelled with their company details.
In this guide, we explain how you can determine if your company is deemed to be the manufacturer or not. This can be the case, even if you do not actually make products in house. In addition, we also take a closer look at the steps that must be taken to comply with the GPSR, and how the responsibilities differ for manufacturers based in the EU and outside.
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Cribs imported or manufactured in the United States are subject to various regulations, safety standards, substance restrictions, and testing requirements. In practice, this means that cribs sold in the US must be designed in a way that prevents falls and strangulation, while also not containing lead and other restricted substances.
In this guide, we explain how regulations such as the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), as well as standards such as ASTM F2710, are relevant to cribs in the United States.
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Children’s products sold in the United Kingdom are subject to safety standards, labelling, documentation, and testing requirements. This is the case both for toys and other children’s products, such as high chairs, strollers, cribs, baby carriers, and drinking bottles.
In this guide, we take a closer look at regulations that are highly relevant to children’s products, such as the General Product Safety Regulations 2005, the Toys (Safety) Regulations, and the UK REACH regulation.
Note: This article does not cover requirements for Northern Ireland, which is generally aligned with EU product safety requirements.
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The AI Act, or Artificial Intelligence Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, provides a framework in which artificial intelligence technologies can be regulated. It was created to support innovation. However, it also addresses possible risks to people’s health, safety or fundamental rights.
It contains requirements that cover artificial intelligence (AI) systems and AI models, including certain products that make use of AI technologies. Furthermore, the regulation categorises certain AI systems as high-risk AI systems, for which there are additional requirements such as CE marking, and Declaration of Conformity.
In this guide, we explain the regulation’s requirements and how they affect providers and other economic operators involved in AI technologies, including manufacturers of products that use AI systems.
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Cribs and crib mattresses must comply with various regulations, directives, and safety standards in the EU. Non-compliant and unsafe baby cribs and cots can be strangulation hazards. Paints and surface coatings can also contain excessive amounts of restricted substances.
In this guide, we explain how the General Product Safety Regulation, REACH, EN 1130, EN 16890, and other compliance requirements relate to cribs and crib mattresses imported or manufactured for sale in the European Union. Continue reading Crib Regulations in the European Union: An Overview
Inflatable pools imported or manufactured for sale in the United States must comply with various safety standards, substance restrictions, labelling, certification, and testing requirements. The specific requirements differ depending on the age group. For example, inflatable pools for children are subject to more stringent requirements.
In this guide, we explain how regulations such as the CPSIA and 16 CFR Part 1450, as well as ASTM and ANSI standards, are relevant to inflatable pools in the United States.
Note that in this guide does not cover electrical components such as pumps that may accompany some inflatable pools.
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Inflatable pools imported or manufactured for sale in the European Union are subject to various safety standards, chemical restrictions, labelling, documentation, and testing requirements. Given the inherent risk with such products, ensuring compliance is crucial.
Further, the specific requirements that apply depend on various factors, such as the age group the pool is intended for.
In this guide, we take a closer look at the Toy Safety Directive, General Product Safety Regulation, REACH, and other EU compliance requirements relevant to inflatable pools. However, this guide does not cover requirements for pumps and other electrical components.
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