News out of Washington, D.C. today is that the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) renewed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Brazil to improve consumer product safety. The original USA/Brazilian MOU was established in 2008, and this new accord adds more energy to the recent surge of international efforts to implement effective product safety requirements worldwide.
In a June 10th meeting with the National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality (Inmetro) and CPSC Chairman Inex Tenenbaum, an agreement was made to work more closely together to promote consumer safety and harmonize product safety requirements where possible.
A starting point is the option of unifying crib safety requirements. Inmetro has indicated that they will work closely with the CPSC to evaluate crib samples following both United States and Brazilian regulations. Inmetro's President Jornada also expressed their intended shift in thinking from being reactive to a more proactive approach toward product safety. Jornada stated, "We will operate with a renewed focus on injury prevention."
CPSC’s Chairman Tenebaum's and Inmetro's President João Jornada made statements focused on their intent and strong commitment to work together to improve product safety and strengthen consumer confidence.
The text of Chairman Tenebaum's statement, as well as the MOU is available online.
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