The first WG1 (General and common safety specifications) and WG3 (Activity and protection) meetings of the International Technical Committee for Standardization of Child Care Articles were held in the form of online meetings on January 10 and January 12, 2023 (Beijing time, 19:00-22:30), respectively. Nearly 30 experts from China, France, Germany, USA and Australia participated in the two meetings respectively. The WG1 Work Group meeting was chaired by Dr. Andy Zhu, the convener; The WG3 Work Group meeting was chaired by the convener Mr. Lei /Secretary Kelvin Guo.

Through the joint efforts of all WG1 and WG3 experts, all experts considered and adopted the agenda of the meeting; The scope of each Work Group and the title and scope of each NP (New Work Item Proposal) were discussed. WG1 Work Group discussed whether to develop international standards (IS) or technical specifications (TS), and discussed the establishment of task Groups to undertake the development of four standards/technical specifications. Finally, WG1 formed seven suggestions; WG3 has formed three recommendations, which will be submitted to TC 310 for resolution. So far, the meeting of ISO/TC 310/WG1 and WG3 Work Groups has been successfully concluded and achieved the expected results.

In the future, eqo, as the convener of the Work Group, will actively lead global experts to develop relevant international standards for childcare products and improve the international standard system for childcare products as soon as possible.

Notes.

Andy Zhu：PhD, Distinguished Professor, Chairman/CEO of Eqo Testing & Certification Co.

Lei Zaiming: Master, Senior Engineer, General Manager of Eqo Testing & Certification Co.