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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.
the thing that bothers me is that they had to be banned by a multinational regulation institute, and weren’t just dropped by companies themselves using this rarity called common fucking sense and decency.
Who cares about sick children, our shareholders want their money
Well, if Mr. F. Sense would buy some shares we would consider his wishes
Mr Fuck Sense buys all the shares and products
Can’t even give little Timmy childhood lead poisoning anymore because of woke smh
A large number of substance is already banned from being used in toys. However the Chinese simply don’t care. The chance of the product being analyzed at import is so miniscule, it’s just a risk they’re willing to take.
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.
Big fucking surprise. Never trust Chinese trash, even if you do obsess over filling your home with shit that never works, never impose that shit on someone else. Neglectful idiot consumers harm the environment and society.
Weak ass kids just getting weaker. How are they gonna build solid immune systems without the lead, mercury and microplastics
Watch republicans lash out in response.
I thought we already did that…?
Yeah, but we suck at enforcing it
So European companies are forced to comply with this, but Chinese companies get a free pass to ignore… Wonderful.
The legislation targets everything sold in the eu, no matter where the seller is from
The article mentions aliexpress and wish. Those things are not sold in the EU. They are sold in China. The customer imports them directly from China. The customer is circumventing the regulations and should be aware of that.
This is also one of the reasons Chinese crap is so cheap. EU products have to pass multiple safety checks before they can be sold, which can cost 5 digits or more that has to be added to the price. Chinese can just use the cheapest lead paint and asbestos they can get.
