Health Canada has finalised a proposal to replace the current flammability and fire safety labelling requirements in the Tents Regulations with contemporary requirements developed by the Canadian General Standards Board in standard CAN/CGSB-182.1-2020. The agency has also adopted a separate regulation aimed at ensuring that there is no uncertainty regarding the application of the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act and the Pest Control Products Act to “treated articles” that are consumer products.

Recently, Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2406 was published in the EU’s Official Journal. It amends an earlier Decision (Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1698) on European standards for certain child care articles, children’s furniture, gymnastic equipment and laser products. The European standards have all been adopted under the EU’s Directive on General Product Safety (2001/95/EC).

Hong Kong companies export a diverse range of sporting goods, the major categories being equipment and accessories, apparel and footwear. In 2023, nearly one-third Hong Kong’s total exports of sporting goods was exported to the US and the EU.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has initiated a rulemaking process that could eventually result in the adoption of a mandatory safety standard for e-bikes. Parties wishing to submit input as part of this process may do so through 14 May.

Including statistics of Sports Goods Sales of China in the past 5 years.

LEVA-EU (the European trade association for light electric vehicles) recently met with EU e-bike companies to discuss the problems they are facing as a result of EU trade defence measures currently enforced against e-bikes and e-bike components being imported from the Chinese mainland. These measures are set to expire early next year. As such, the European Commission (Commission) will likely review whether to renew or extend these measures. In response, LEVA-EU has set out to support EU e-bike companies who, the trade association claims, are suffering from the effects of these trade defence measures, ranging from fines to prison sentences.

China has issued an updated version of its national product standard GB/T 32614-2023 Outdoor sportswear–Water resistant garments. The revised standard will become effective on April 1, 2024.

While international brands were well-represented at the ISPO Shanghai event, it was mainland sports equipment suppliers that were setting the pace.

AI inevitably put in an appearance among the digitally-driven health innovations beguiling showgoers at the recent IWF Shanghai 2023 event.

Health Canada is seeking public input through 27 August on a proposal to replace the current flammability and fire safety labelling requirements in the Tents Regulations with contemporary requirements developed by the Canadian General Standards Board in standard CAN/CGSB-182.1-2020 – Flammability and Labelling Requirements for Tents.