Stakeholders are reminded that Brazil’s new ordinance
for pacifiers came into force on August 2, 2021.
Issued by the Brazilian Ministry of Economy/National
Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (INMETRO) on July 16, 2021,
Ordinance No. 301 of July 12, 2021, details the consolidated conformity
assessment requirements and conformity identification seal for pacifiers.
Provisions included in
the ordinance include:
- Establishing:
- Annex I – consolidated legislation for pacifiers in the form of
conformity assessment requirements - Annex II – specifications for the Conformity Identification Seal
- Annex I – consolidated legislation for pacifiers in the form of
- Conformity
assessments must be carried out by a Product Certification Body (Organismo de Certificação
de Produto, OCP), established in Brazil and accredited by INMETRO - Suppliers must choose
Certification Model 1b (batch test) or 5 for conformity assessment requirements
– the Certificate of Conformity (CoC) for Model 5 is valid for four years - Certified products that
have been issued must be evaluated against the new ordinance at the next
evaluation – the requirements related to the validity of the certificate and
the timing of maintenance assessments (Annex I to the Ordinance) will apply to
certificates already issued by consideration of their issue date
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Stakeholders should be aware that this Ordinance
entered into force on August 2, 2021. Pacifier suppliers have until December 31,
2021, to adapt the layout of the Conformity Identification Seal (Annex II).
To see a summary of adopted complementary documents
for the conformity assessment requirements, see SGS’s original SafeGuard
108/21.
SGS Toy & Juvenile Product Services
SGS offers a wide range of services to ensure that products comply with
relevant standards for childcare articles and children’s equipment. They
provide consulting, training, product development, testing, audit and
inspection services to ensure that products comply with strict regulations
worldwide, demonstrating the safety and quality of juvenile products being
brought to the market. After all, it’s only trusted because it’s tested. Learn more about SGS’s Toy & Juvenile Product
Services.
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