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Market Access - May - June 2008
EN 60335-1 Amendment Mandates Additional Testing
Not all household and similar electrical appliances
are subjected to the new safety requirement. As
described in section 19.11 of the standard, only
appliances containing a protective electronic circuit
are subjected to additional EMC tests. The definition
for a protective electronic circuit (as provided in
clause 3.9.3 in Amendment 1 of IEC/EN 60335-1:2002)
is an "Electronic circuit that prevents a hazardous
situation under abnormal operating conditions.
Parts of the circuit may also be used for functional
purposes."...
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Better Safe Than Sorry
Consumers have become distrustful – with good reason!
Numerous faulty products have been recalled in recent
months, proving that trust isn't always a good idea.
It wasn't a good summer for the toy industry. Due to
significant safety risks, the US giant Mattel was forced
to withdraw more than 21 million products that had been
manufactured in China from the international market.
Mattel will pay dearly for the biggest recall in company
history. It anticipates a loss of around 30 million US
dollars, to say nothing of the damage to its reputation...
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