International Fireworks Association Secretariat

November 18, 2009

 

To all members of IFA:

 

We know that from Guangxi Maritime Safety Administration of the PRC, on November 23, 2009 Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Safety Committee gave a report on Restatement of prohibit the fireworks and firecrackers from outside province export from Guangxi. On November 11 2009 about 4:00 a.m. a crash happened between two trucks that ignited one of a truck with fireworks, it resulted in big economy losses. Therefore, the Safety Committee proposed out much more strict regulations for the fireworks and firecrackers: strengthen inspection force the production, wholesale dealers of fireworks in coastal cities, prohibit irregular operation and storage fireworks from Hunan and Jiangxi and other outside regions which ship out from Guangxi, prohibit collect bulk products together to a certain factory or wholesaler¡¯s warehouse for combine a container.

 

As the above status, IFA notify this possible risky may bring to the members.