Category: Compliance

Regulatory compliance issues for FCC, FDA, CPSC, OSHA, etc.

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Laser safety and compliance

Via Conformity, the FDA has released updated guidelines for laser testing compliance as they transition to the newest regulations.

Of more general importance is this safety warning from the International Laser Display Association. This warning is in reference to a Laser Flashlight Hack that has been getting attention around the internet. Details of this DIY laser are at the Instructables web site but, IMHO, the safety warnings provided there are not nearly adequate.

If anyone is planning on making this potentially very dangerous laser pointer out of a DVD burner and cheap parts, I urge you to read and re-read all the warnings from the ILDA.

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CPSC and FDA news

Via Conformity Magazine here’s some recent Consumer Product Safety Commission and Food and Drug Administration news.

iPods May Cause Pacemaker Malfunction, is this proof that too much rock n’ roll can kill. 🙂

What a bargain, save a buck on toothpaste at a dollar store and receive a poison in your body for free: FDA Warns Consumers About Toothpaste from China . Here’s the FDA notice, DEG in Toothpaste, I think I’ll skip the small savings and keep my health. Remember cheap stuff is just that, cheap stuff so be careful what you buy.

Finally, here’s the latest CPSC Actions In The News. It sure is loaded with products manufactured in China (4 out of 5). I wonder if this is due to Chinese manufacturing quality or just because very few things these days are made anywhere else.