Well Jamie, It's an interesting point, as it almost seems like the EU is
trying to have some influence over risk to health of [in this case] workers
in Japan, yet we can freely buy goods, or even food in our supermarkets that
we know has been produced by workers in third world countrys, under poor
health conditions, and for very little remuneration. It would be interesting
to know why one is ok and the other isn't!
Andy
Andy,
You might be right here but we're rapidly getting to an area outwith my knowledge. I think that the EU ruling applies to any products for sale in the EU regardless of where they were manufactured.
However, I'm sure that, if there was any health risk from owning a PTR1, RNIB would not have been allowed to continue to sell them and would have been forced to withdraw existing units as you suggest. As this isn't happening, I can only presume that the units are perfectly safe for normal use.
If you want a more specific response to this question, I could ask some of the people in RNIB's product team if that would help?
Cheers,
Jamie
-----Original Message----- From: ptr1-users-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ptr1-users-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andy Collins Sent: Fri, 06 October 2006 12:54 To: ptr1-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: PTR1 and the RNIB
Thanks Jamie - regarding any health risks, I thought this was an EU ruling, and as the product is made in Japan, wouldn't apply to their workforce - not that I wish them any health risks, of course!
theAndy,
I forgot to say that I understand that there is no health risk from
thelead components in the PTR1 and that it is more about the potential risks during the manufacturing process.
Jamie
-----Original Message----- From: ptr1-users-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ptr1-users-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andy Collins Sent: Thu, 05 October 2006 20:00 To: ptr1-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: PTR1 and the RNIB
Hi all -
This is a UK question.
Firstly, I'm wondering about the actual implication to health from
------------------------------------------------------------------------use of led in the PTR1, and if it is illegal to sell such products in the EU, then does the RNIB have a requirement in law to withdraw the PTR1 and offer a refund, or a replacement in say, the PTR2? Any one know the position in this one?
Andy
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