The Compliance Cliff in Smart Pet TechnologyAs we approach the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) 2026 deadline, a smart cat litter box is no longer just a plastic enclosure—it’s a connected device on a customer s home network. Traditional sourcing methods, focused purely on FOB pricing and surface-level CE certificates, are becoming a legal liability for European retailers.Why Traditional Sourcing FailsMost pet retailers are still sourcing based on static PDF catalogs. They have no visibility into the firmware integrity or the Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) of the devices they...
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