Are Your Toys Safe?
June 3, 2007 by Kerri Aldrich
Filed under News and Links about Children's Things
An article put out by BBC News last week questions the safety of many of the toys made in China. The article follows from the results of an investigation by Chinese officials.
A couple of quotes of interest:
Industrial waste, including dirty carpet fluff, paper and used instant noodle packaging, was found in some toys, the newspaper reported.
Some baby clothes contained harmful chemicals, the investigation found.
“These fluffy toys with bacteria or even viruses in them could cause children to itch if they touch them for a short time, or even cause disease over the long term,” Beijing News said.
About half of all goods withdrawn from sale in the EU in 2006 were Chinese, according to figures from the European Commission.
China’s state news agency, Xinhua, has reported that China will ban the sale of toys that fail to pass a national compulsory safety certification beginning from 1 June.
Head on over here for the complete article.
via: Hsien
