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EU to ban dozens of toxic substances in children’s toys (www.euractiv.com)

submitted 1 year ago by tfm@europe.pub to c/BuyFromEU@europe.pub

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/32675349

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The sweeping new toy safety rules will also mean that all toys sold in the EU will be slapped with a 'digital product passport' in the form of a QR code displaying its compliance with EU safety laws.

Children’s squeaky plastic toys, trucks, blocks and dolls contain chemicals which are harmful to health, such as PFAS, also known as ‘forever chemicals’, as well as other hazardous substances like bisphenols.

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Recently, the Commission said they would take a "holistic" approach to regulating large e-commerce platforms like Shein, and Norway is mulling a crackdown on Temu, including a possible ban, over the sale of toxic toys.

A recent investigation by Toy Industries Europe into unbranded toys sold online found that 80% of toys examined by the group failed to meet EU safety standards, including products purchased from Amazon, Wish and AliExpress.

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[–] TheWolfOfSouthEnd@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why would anyone put toxic substances in in a toy?

[–] tfm@europe.pub 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Cause it's cheaper. Capitalism doesn't have a soul.

[–] TheWolfOfSouthEnd@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Shit yeah, forgot about that.