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EU PRODUCT SAFETY CHAMPIONS<br />
Malta Business Review<br />
NEW EU AWARD TO CELEBRATE PRODUCT<br />
SAFETY CHAMPIONS<br />
The European Commission is launching<br />
a new Product Safety Award to reward<br />
businesses that excel in product safety.<br />
We welcome businesses - small and big -<br />
to apply for this award in the categories<br />
of online sales and childcare products.<br />
Winners will receive their Awards this<br />
September from European Commissioner<br />
for Consumers, Věra Jourová.<br />
All consumers expect and deserve safe<br />
products. This new award will give<br />
recognition to companies who put<br />
product safety at the heart of what they<br />
do, going beyond EU requirements. It's for<br />
those who innovate and invest to make<br />
their products and services safer, raising<br />
the standards for consumer protection<br />
across Europe.<br />
Věra Jourová, European Commissioner<br />
for Justice, Consumers and Gender<br />
Equality said, “We want to encourage<br />
more companies to make product safety<br />
a priority and to keep safe our children,<br />
our families and friends. There are still<br />
too many dangerous products that are<br />
recalled or cause harm. The Product<br />
Safety Award is a chance for companies<br />
to be rewarded for going the extra mile to<br />
keep their customers safe.”<br />
Online shopping and childcare products<br />
in the spotlight<br />
This year, companies can apply under two<br />
categories:<br />
Online sales: companies selling online<br />
that pay particular attention to the safety<br />
of the products they offer can apply<br />
for the award. We are looking for best<br />
practices and processes for example when<br />
recalling dangerous products or detecting<br />
them before they go on sale.<br />
Childcare products: companies putting<br />
children’s safety at the top of their<br />
priorities can apply for the award. That<br />
may be, for example, the way they<br />
design a baby’s cot, the creative way in<br />
which they communicate risks to their<br />
customers, the outstanding quality of<br />
their after-sale services, or the ways they<br />
integrate product safety into the supply<br />
chain and life cycle of the product.<br />
Recognition for businesses big and small<br />
There are 12 Awards available: six for<br />
‘online sales’ and six for ‘childcare<br />
products'. A Gold, Silver or Bronze award<br />
will be given to three SMEs and three<br />
larger companies in each category.<br />
Winners will receive their Awards from<br />
Commissioner Jourová in a ceremony<br />
in Brussels this September and will get<br />
a chance to share their ideas and best<br />
practices with their industry peers.<br />
Apply now to win an Award!<br />
To apply, companies must be based in one<br />
the 31 European Economic Area countries<br />
(the 28 EU Member States plus Iceland,<br />
Norway and Liechtenstein). Winning an<br />
award will give companies widespread<br />
recognition, a boost to their reputation<br />
and a chance to position themselves as an<br />
industry leader in product safety.<br />
Applications are open now until 7 April<br />
2019. <strong>MBR</strong><br />
Press contacts: media@product-safetyaward.eu<br />
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