Does it make you safer to know that your iPhone was made in China? No? Then what does COO have anything to do with Safety when the party responsible for Safety of your EE’s full name and address is already on the product (and/or packaging)?
COO has never been about safety but to inform the consumer where their money is being spent and a way to promote similar products made in your own country. In the USA there are huge campaigns to “Buy American”, and employ the American worker. It has nothing to do with Safety, but money. We are “informed” by our media daily that anything made in China is probably counterfeit, or fake, or cheaply made, and probably going to fail or burn your house down. It’s the same type of campaign wheeled against products made in Japan post WWII. A product’s quality or safety really doesn’t matter where it is “made” but what matters is the diligences of the company who is responsible for that product in the market place. Apple is a great example. Should we fear iPhones built in China? No. But if Apple also built iPhones in the EU, you better buy one of those because it is “safer”?? BTW, how are products made in the USA viewed in Europe and in other places in the world? Americans take a lot of pride in what we do and it would be heartbreaking to find out our products are viewed poorly by others in the world. I wonder how people in China feel. The Other Brian From: Crane, Lauren [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, October 03, 2014 3:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PSES] "Made in" labelling in the EU The manufacturer stated on a nameplate can be entirely different from the formal country of origin (coo). Thus my iphone manufactured by Apple USA probably has a coo (according to US rules) of China. My little experience of coo designation rules is that they can be very tricky. Regards, Lauren Crane KLA-Tencor From: Kunde, Brian [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, October 03, 2014 2:19 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [PSES] "Made in" labelling in the EU Most product safety directives currently require the full name and address of the manufacturer to be on the product, though in some cases the meaning of manufacturer does not always mean where the product is made. This is already a requirement in the USA for most products so not really a big deal. I wonder if the text “Made in xxx” will have to be in 24 different languages or if just English is good enough? We have been trying to minimize the amount of English Text on our products to avoid having to translate labeling. The Other Brian From: Mike Sherman ----- Original Message ----- [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, October 03, 2014 2:42 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [PSES] "Made in" labelling in the EU Good summary of what I know is here: http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=ff7bd38f-0f81-4e5f-94c7-a16d3d05368d ________________________________ From: "Scott Xe" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> To: "EMC-PSTC" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Sent: Friday, October 3, 2014 11:27:33 AM Subject: [PSES] "Made in" labelling in the EU I have learnt that EP is working on a new law of origin marking proposed by consumer product safety and market surveillance and going to be in force next year. There should not be no direct relationship with product safety but may improve the traceability of products. Does anyone know when the new law become available? 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