Trilateral consumer safety deal struck
China, the US and the EU to work more closely to improve consumer product safety
China, the US and the EU have agreed to work more closely together to improve consumer product safety, with personal care products and food being priorities.
A joint communiqué following a meeting at the World Expo in Shanghai said their governments would undertake joint work on “product traceability, convergence of safety requirements, advice to manufacturers and joint enforcement actions”.
A European Commission note said the EU and China were focusing on exchanging information on products posing a serious health and safety risk.