EU seeks safer toxin-free children's toys with stricter rules

EuronewsEN - 11/04

Harmful and toxic chemicals will be banned from toys to better protect children’s health, under new rules aimed at improving the safety of products sold in the European market. #EuropeNews

Chemicals that pose risks to children’s health and development will now be banned from toys sold in the EU, introducing stricter safety requirements for manufacturers and sellers, including those operating on online platforms, EU institutions agreed on Thursday.

The new rules update the bloc's 2009 Toy Safety Directive with further restrictions on the use of hazardous substances.

“We have also future-proofed the regulation, the Commission will be able to react more quickly to new scientific findings on chemical substances,” said MEP Marion Walsmann (Germany/EPP), negotiator from the European Parliament.

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