German watchdog criticises new EU toy safety standards
06-Jan-2009
The provisions in the toy safety Directive that restrict the use of hazardous substances are insufficient and in some cases could even lead to toys releasing greater quantities of substances such as lead, the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) said last week. A proposal to revise the Directive was adopted by the European Parliament at first reading on 18 December ( CW 19 December 2008). The institute said its views had been...
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