June 2015, As foreseen in its 2015 Work Programme, the Commission yesterday reviewed progress on the draft Maternity leave Directive, which has been stuck in the legislative process since 2008. The lack of progress by the co-legislators, despite the Commission’s continuous and intensive effort (...)
The baby-products industry is a huge business. According to retail industry research firm IBISWorld, spending on baby products in the U.S. alone was a $23 billion business in 2013. With approximately 4 million babies born in the U.S. each year, plus the prospect of international growth opportunities (...)
7 May, 2015 PARIS (AP) – So you’re headed off to a foreign destination with your family, hauling a car seat or similar device for your infant to occupy for the hours-long flight. But once abroad, the corresponding airline says the device isn’t authorized in that country and must be checked, ma (...)
May 2015, The EU might introduce an authorization scheme for imported goods such as clothing, sports gear and toys in the REACH Regulation, to aim at a better protection of humans and the environment against Substances of Very High Concern in articles. An UBA study claims that the necessary amendmen (...)
In advocating Global Road Safety Week, 4 – 10 May 2015, Maxi-Cosi says that new i-Size legislation can help remedy the worrying statistic that 71% of child car seats in England and Wales are incorrectly fitted. Independent research carried out by road safety organisation Good Egg Safety last y (...)
20April, On 25 March 2015 the European Commission held a round table with stakeholders on the impact assessment (IA) on criteria to identify endocrine disruptors (EDs). The purpose of the meeting was to inform stakeholders about the process and state of play on the on-going IA and clarify possible m (...)
May 2015, The European Nursery Products Confederation (ENPC) appointed Robert Anslow, managing director of the UK’s Baby Products Association as its new president at its recent AGM, a term he will serve for two years. Now in its fourth year, the ENPC’s office is based in Brussels and the association (...)
To prevent deaths and injuries to infants and young children, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has approved a new federal mandatory standard intended to improve the safety of frame child carriers. The Commission voted unanimously (5-0) in favor of the standard on February 18, 2015. (...)
With people still talking about the Nationwide Super Bowl ad that brought dramatic attention to the number one killer of kids, preventable injuries, we’re releasing new research that reveals the scope of the problem in a place most parents assume is safe: the home. Every day, six children die from a (...)