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<P>: Http://finance. News, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) International Programs and Intergovernmental Affairs Director Richard De? O'Brien (Richard W. O'Brien) 1 月 7 afternoon in .Shanghai U.S. Consulate said the new U.S. product safety bill has been approved by the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, the two draft will be the end of the holiday, that is January 15 to discuss and agree the future is expected in February submitted a motion to U.S. President George W. Bush .and look forward to the new bill be passed and promulgated and implemented. .</ P> <P> "Finance" Online reported that the new bill will make China's exports in the United States face more stringent product safety standards. .O'Brien cited the four most important changes the new Act: </ P> <P> first, the lead content of children's products in the standard will be "close to zero", is almost equal to that of lead in toys requirements will increase trade .to the level of lead-free. .</ P> <P> Second, the Quality Inspection of children's products will require testing by an independent third party to do. .Either side of the independent agencies from the United States, also in China's institutions. .</ P> <P> Third, children's products with the production time and place of the label. .The moment, CPSC has no such requirement. .</ P> <P> Fourth, the U.S. company must have complete production channels for its introduction. .O'Brien believes that this new bill to modify the content is the most important and most effective change. ."If companies come to see the CPSC, they must be able to tell us their products to all suppliers and suppliers of upstream suppliers (sub-suppliers), that is until the source of the upstream suppliers." O'Brien said. .</ P> <P> O'Brien is expected after the introduction of the new Act, CPSC will become particularly busy, the agency will receive a new expansion of capital investment and personnel, but there are no specific plans can be announced. .O'Brien said the bill is not subject to the development of the relevant parties from the United States boycott or pressure, but formed a "consensus." ."The bill (in the legislative system) has gained general acceptance that the existing consumer product safety bill needs to be updated and revised," he said, "Different opinions are against the draft in the House of Representatives and the Senate specific provisions of the draft .the details of the controversy. "</ P> <P> He also said that China has not objected to this, and in some standards, China has even begun by the introduction of more stringent standards. .</ P> <P> O'Brien recalled the summer of 2007 the Chinese toy recalls. .He pointed out that the recall of learned controversy occurred because of Mattel recall of Chinese business executives caused the tragedy of suicide, which caused more concern in the United States, since most cases by U.S. companies or consumers to the CPSC report of spontaneous .rather than large-scale CPSC against China market research results. .</ P> <P> So far, Mattel has not yet been fully resolved the incident. .Lida products from the toy factory has been recalled by Mattel, the toy industry in Guangdong Province by the shock severe. .</ P> <P> O'Brien said that in this case, the problem is the toys Mattel lead the initiative to CPSC recognition of error. .Maytag Corporation has also suffered losses. .Meanwhile, Mattel's stock price plunged by the impact of recalls, but Mattel has also damaged its vendors and its partners in China. .</ P> <P> Given the large number of toys recalled in China has been extended six to eight months, and still occur, CPSC officials acknowledged that these events for the damage caused by Chinese manufacturers, it recently started .longer satisfied only with U.S. companies to communicate, but more and more direct communication with China manufacturers. ."China's manufacturers also need to know these product quality standards, and not just listen to the requirements of U.S. importers. They must on their own to protect themselves from financial harm," O'Brien said. .</ P> <P> He pointed out that quality control toys can not be checked by customs or other outside oversight to achieve the fundamental purpose of reduction, only the manufacturers and the company's strict control of product quality from start to finish can really avoid being recalled .fate. .</ P> <P> recall according to CPSC statistics, the recent recall of Christmas has been the situation as so serious this summer, but last December to January this year, since the recall of Chinese products in the United States the total number of .still can not be ignored, about 31 kinds of Chinese products recalled by CPSC, including 14 cases of toys. .</ P>.