A third of all warnings are related to toys, and hazardous chemicals are the reason for warning notifications in 18% of all cases. Those are two essential results from the newest Safety Gate Report, published by the EU at the beginning of March. The EU also issued a press release on March 2. ...
An international team of researchers has found brominated dioxins in toys made from recycled black plastic and proven the toxic effects of the chemicals in the cells of rodents. The samples analyzed contained brominated chemicals in concentrations otherwise found only in hazardous waste, like the ash from waste incinerators. Children who put the...
The EU Commission is looking to modify Directive 2009/48 (Directive on the Safety of Toys) and prohibit three more allergenic fragrances. The EU Commission notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of its intentions on March 17. The chemicals involved are atranol, chloroatranol, and methyl heptine carbonate. The regulation should take effect in early 2022. Annex II of...
The ministers of eleven member states of the EU (Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Hungary, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden) are urging stricter threshold values for hazardous chemicals in toys. In a joint letter to Elżbieta Bieńkowska, the Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship, and SMEs, the ministers pointed out various delays and appealed to the EU to…
Toys continue to be contaminated with hazardous chemicals. According to a current EU report, Safety Gate: just a click to keep away from dangerous products, toys are one of the top three product categories most frequently reported to the early warning system formerly known as RAPEX, which stands for rapid…
