Navigating child product safety: Perspectives from experts on international challenges and priorities in regulation and research

IF 2.6 3区医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2023-11-19 DOI:10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100103

Catherine Niven , Kim A. Vuong , Luke Nottage , James E. Harrison , Holger Möller , Jesani Catchpoole , Rebecca Ivers , Kirsten Vallmuur

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Abstract

Objective

To elicit and summarise collective expert opinion on contemporary child product safety risks, challenges and priorities.

Methods

An online survey targeted international experts from a cross-section of product safety fields.

Results

Fifty-five experts participated, representing 1,137 years of product safety experience, from a broad range of fields including industry risk management, product assessment and testing, policy and regulation, research, paediatric medicine, advocacy and product liability. Participants identified the leading product safety hazards across all age brackets as falls, drowning and chemical hazards, with variance in specific age brackets, particularly the threat to breathing hazards for infants. The leading products of concern to experts were electrical connection/distribution products, primarily button batteries and lithium-ion batteries, infant furnishing products and household furniture. Product safety priorities and challenges were identified under five themes: regulatory, surveillance, industry, consumer and product-specific.

Conclusions

The gains in knowledge, insight and understanding from experts on contemporary child product safety risks and issues should inform policy and future research.

Implications for Public Health

There are significant consequences of unsafe consumer products on population health, and the results are timely as we face new product safety issues emerging from e-commerce, the digital transition and innovative product technologies.

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导航儿童产品安全:专家对国际挑战和监管和研究重点的看法。

目的:引出并总结专家对当代儿童产品安全风险、挑战和重点的集体意见。方法:针对来自产品安全领域各个领域的国际专家进行在线调查。结果:55位专家参与，代表了1137年的产品安全经验，他们来自广泛的领域，包括行业风险管理、产品评估和测试、政策和法规、研究、儿科医学、宣传和产品责任。参与者将所有年龄段的主要产品安全危害确定为跌倒、溺水和化学危害，具体年龄段存在差异，特别是对婴儿呼吸危害的威胁。专家们关注的主要产品是电气连接/配电产品，主要是纽扣电池和锂离子电池，婴儿家具产品和家用家具。产品安全优先事项和挑战在五个主题下确定:监管、监督、行业、消费者和特定产品。结论:专家对当代儿童产品安全风险和问题的知识、见解和理解的收获应该为政策和未来的研究提供信息。对公共卫生的影响:不安全消费品对人口健康有重大影响，在我们面临电子商务、数字化转型和创新产品技术带来的新产品安全问题时，这些结果是及时的。

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来源期刊

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

4.20

自引率

5.70%

发文量

121

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health (ANZJPH) is concerned with public health issues. The research reported includes formal epidemiological inquiries into the correlates and causes of diseases and health-related behaviour, analyses of public policy affecting health and disease, and detailed studies of the cultures and social structures within which health and illness exist. The Journal is multidisciplinary and aims to publish methodologically sound research from any of the academic disciplines that constitute public health.