Eco Research, Featured - Saturday, November 8, 2008 17:15 - 6 Comments

New Directive Aims to Make Toys Safer for Kids and Environment

The EP Internal Market Committee has adopted a report aimed at making toys safer. The new legislation will beef up safety regulations and ban the use of certain chemicals and heavy metals.

Parliament’s plenary will vote in December, just before the festive season. The report on the safety of toys, drafted by Marianne Thyssen (EPP-ED, BE), was adopted on Tuesday 6 November by the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection.  The aim of the new draft directive is to strengthen and update the rules on toy safety.  The existing directive has given good service but needs replacing. Continue…