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2026 North America Product Safety Training Workshop
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Rapid Fire Session 1: “International Perspectives: Opportunities: Opportunities and Challenges in a Fast-Moving Global Product Safety Landscape”
Thursday June 18, 2026 11:25am - 11:50am EDT
Lowe's Companies, Inc. Headquarters
In this “fireside chat”, international product safety experts Josep Tous (Spain) and Rod Freeman (UK) will discuss some of the latest developments in international product regulation, and share their insights on what they mean in practice for international stakeholders.  Topics discussed will include current trends in enforcement practices, the likely impact of the United Nations Principles for Consumer Product Safety, the blurring lines between online safety and product safety, the EU as a leader in product safety in the circular economy, international approaches to online marketplaces, and the “once in a generation” reforms currently under way in the UK.
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Rod Freeman

Head of International Product Compliance and Product Liability, Cooley
Rod Freeman is an International Products Lawyer. He is routinely ranked as a leading product litigation lawyer in the major legal directories, where he is described as “the outstanding go-to specialist for product liability matters”, “without a shadow of a doubt the most knowledgeable product... Read More →
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Josep Tous

Director,, ieConsumo, Observatorio del Consumo SL
Josep Tous is a former director of the Consumer Protection Agency for the Catalan government in Spain. For the last twenty years, he has been the General Director of his own company, ieConsumo SL, based in Barcelona. As a result of his experience as a public officer in product safety, he advises... Read More →
Thursday June 18, 2026 11:25am - 11:50am EDT
Lowe's Companies, Inc. Headquarters
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