Giant Bicycle Recalls LED-Light Keys Included with SureLock Bike Lock Sets Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Battery Ingestion; Violates Mandatory Standard for Consumer Products with Button Cell Batteries

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Name of Product: LED-light bike lock keys Hazard: The LED-light key that was included with certain SureLock Bicycle Lock sets violates the mandatory safety standard for consumer products with button cell and coin batteries because the button batteries can be accessed easily by children, posing an ingestion hazard. Additionally, the packaging and product do not have…

The Conqueror Recalls Avengers Medals Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Magnet Ingestion; Violate Mandatory Standard for Magnets

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Name of Product: Avengers Infinity Gauntlet Medals Hazard: The recalled medals violate the mandatory safety standard for magnets because the high-powered magnets may detach, posing a deadly ingestion hazard to children. When high-powered magnets are swallowed, the ingested magnets can attract each other or other metal objects and become lodged in the digestive system. This…

Romorgniz Recalls Six-Drawer Dressers Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Tip-Over and Entrapment Hazards; Violate Mandatory Standard for Clothing Storage Units

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Name of Product: Romorgniz Six-Drawer Dressers Hazard: The recalled dressers are unstable if they are not anchored to the wall, posing tip-over and entrapment hazards that can result in risks of serious injuries or death to children. The dressers violate the mandatory safety standards as required by the STURDY Act. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: October 08,…

WTO Notification: Plastic Waste Reduction and Environmental Protection Act 2024

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The St. Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards (SKNBS) informs the public that the World Trade Organization (WTO) has circulated a notification under the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) concerning the Plastic Waste Reduction and Environmental Protection Act 2024, administered by the Ministry of Environment. The Act controls and restricts the importation and…

WTO Notification: National Bureau of Standards (Packaged Water) Regulations 2022

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The St. Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards (SKNBS) informs the public that the World Trade Organization (WTO) has circulated a notification under the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) concerning the National Bureau of Standards (Packaged Water) Regulations 2022. These regulations set requirements for the purity, treatment, bacteriological acceptability, packaging and labelling of…