This panel will explore how the millennial generation of consumers receive information and communicate in today’s digital nformation age. The ability to reach millennials, who are now having children and starting families, is crucial for regulators and industry alike when it comes to providing product safety information. A panel of millennials will lead a discussion that will highlight the power of modern means of communication and demonstrate how new platforms are currently being used or could be better used to deliver product safety information to younger consumers.
Today, a significant amount of data is available regarding the levels of compliance of consumer products on sale in markets around the world. Studies by IFIA and CEOC have found high rates (c14%) of high-risk, high-hazard non-compliance of consumer products in markets where manufacturers apply self-declarations of conformity, as opposed to markets that require third party verification (less than 1% non-compliance). ProSafe has found non-compliance rates as high as 63% for cycling helmets, and 77% for lighting chains, while a study by the European Commission found 92% of drones to be non-compliant. This panel will explore current risks and how various stakeholders are working to decrease those risks. The panel will engage the audience in strategies to integrate best practices in geographies where consumer safety is disproportionately low.
Participants will have the opportunity to better understand the current product safety risks facing consumers and identify solutions that have proved successful in countries around the globe. This will encourage discussion on the benefits and challenges of various systems in an effort to encourage more in-depth evaluation of solutions that can prove beneficial to consumers, manufacturers, regulators and other key stakeholders.
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During the closing plenary session of the ICPHSO International Symposium, regulators from all around the world will discuss main priority areas they currently focus on, best practices and projects of interest for the international community. The session will also explore possibilities for further cooperation. This is a unique opportunity to hear from regulators globally in one plenary session.
