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What i lEarNEd

External Other
STANDBY POWER
power Items Major

supplies 4%
Appliances
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4%
13%

Monitoring

and continuous Telephones &
appliances
9%
other o ce
equipment
8%

Other home
Computer and entertainment
peripherals 21%

30%

Set top
boxes
Televisions
7%
21%

Could “smart
the question: Could “smart devices” become a Tro- general or local area illumination, such as lamps and

devices” jan horse or “electronic open door” to consumers’ light bulbs.
private information stored on their computers?
The aforementioned are some of the long-term

become a Many lighting showroom salespeople, and espe- topics under discussion that one wouldn’t have

cially consumers, do not think of radio frequency assumed would come up in an ALA meeting, but
Trojan horse emissions when it comes to LED lighting — but the thanks to the amount of extensive research that

or “electronic government does. Carl Bloom eld, Director/Light- these volunteer commi ee members conducted,
ing for Intertek, pointed out, that it is the Food & the residential lighting community is now up to

open door” Drug Administration (FDA) that enforces/handles speed on a global level as to where the industry is

concerns over radio frequency emissions coming heading and the challenges that lie ahead.
to consumers’ from LED lighting.
Naturally a good portion of the two-day meeting’s

The FDA has regulatory authority over radiation- “Action Agenda” included updates to the legisla-
private emi ing electronic products, which are de ned tion taking e ect in January 2018 as well progress

in 21 CFR 1000.3 as any electrically powered made when ALA members met with lawmakers on
information
product that can emit any form of radiation on the Capitol Hill this spring to discuss the Remote Trans-
stored electromagnetic spectrum. “As such, reporting to action Parity Act (i.e. proposed removal of Internet

the FDA upon importation of radiation-emi ing sales tax), and the Border Adjustment Tax (which, if
on their electronic products is required,” Bloom eld ex- passed, would increase the tax rate on businesses

plained, adding, “LED products emit visible optical – such as many lighting companies – that import
computers?
radiation, which quali es them to be radiation- products) and updates to the U.S. EPA ENERGY
emi ing electronic products and gives the FDA STAR program. On the following pages are some of

—Terry McGowan
regulatory authority.” The LED products that are the details of upcoming changes that may impact
of special interest to the FDA are those used for
your business next year.
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