It happens before COVID-19 and becomes obvious due to more popular usage during & post COVID-19. As far as I recall, Amazon has taken down this type of products from their websites and asked for test reports and DoC. UL also supported the creation of a new set of standards for this type of product. Are the current regulatory and compliance standards ineffective to bring safe products into the market?
Regards, Scott On Fri, 28 Jul 2023 at 17:11, Matthew Wilson | GBE < [email protected]> wrote: > I thought this news article that was on the BBC TV broadcast bulletins 27 > th July might be of interest. > > > > “Batteries for e-bikes should be regulated in the same way as fireworks, > heavy machinery or medical devices because of the fire risk they pose, a > charity [UK based Electrical Safety First] has said” > > > > https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66304564 > > > > > Disclaimer: > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended > solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. > > If you have received this email in error please delete it from your system, > do not use or disclose the information in any way and notify the sender > immediately. > > The contents of this message may contain personal views which are not the > views of the company, unless specifically stated. > > > GB Electronics (UK) Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales under > number 06210991. > > Registered office: Ascot House Mulberry Close, Woods Way, Goring By Sea, > West Sussex, BN12 4QY. > ------------------------------ > > This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc > discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to All > emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Website: https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pses/ > Instructions: https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pses/list.html (including how to > unsubscribe) <https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pses/list.html> > List rules: https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pses/listrules.html > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > Mike Sherman at: [email protected] > Rick Linford at: [email protected] > > For policy questions, send mail to: > Jim Bacher at: [email protected] > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the EMC-PSTC list, click the following link: > https://listserv.ieee.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=EMC-PSTC&A=1 > - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Website: https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pses/ Instructions: https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pses/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) List rules: https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pses/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Mike Sherman at: [email protected] Rick Linford at: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> _________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the EMC-PSTC list, click the following link: https://listserv.ieee.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=EMC-PSTC&A=1
