I'm not an EE, but I work with them. As it stands right now, governments don't directly approve consumer products, except perhaps in some rare cases. When my em

I'm not an EE, but I work with them. As it stands right now, governments don't directly approve consumer products, except perhaps in some rare cases. When my employer gets a new product certified, we take it to a private firm. As with the misnomers about the "charger" terminology, I could appreciate a layperson getting this confused.