Counterfeit toys with a domestic retail value (had they been genuine) of €19,520,878 were seized by customs at the EU's external borders in 2012. Toys (excluding games/electronic games) accounted for 4.10% of all articles (1,637,941) ...
Tags: Toys, Counterfeit toys
Chemical Risk Management Profile from Toy Industry Forum launches. A new set of documents allows toy retailers to check the safety of their stock. The Chemical Risk Management Profile allows retailers to "assess the readiness" of their ...
Toy Industries of Europe’s (TIE) members are fully committed to the implementation of the new Toy Safety Directive (2009/48/EC), whose requirements are set by the EU’s leading experts and guarantee toy safety. The new Directive ...
Tags: Toy Industries, Heavy Metals
Toy Industries of Europe (TIE) is organising two webinars about the new chemical rules of the Toy Safety Directive. The first webinar (7 May) will focus on the new chemical requirements of the Directive, which will enter into force in July ...
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Makies have become the world's first 3D printed toys to feature the CE mark. This means the dolls, which can be designed and customised by users online before being transformed into a real product, are now CE-certified EN71-compliant ...
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Toy start-up companies and inventors can now receive dedicated technical and regulatory advice on product safety from Bureau Veritas' toy consultants in the UK. The new 'toy start-up consultancy solution' - which is available from the ...
Tags: Toy, product safety, Bureau Veritas, toy consultants, UK
Holidays are joyful celebrations—as long as you follow certain measures to keep your child safe. Keep these easy-to-remember tips in mind during holiday festivities (and at celebrations throughout the year). Take care with ...
Tags: holiday festivities, Child Safety, tips, kis care
Misleading statements and fiction about toy safety are often communicated to the general public. The public must have access to the facts, so that they can make informed decisions about purchasing safe toys for their children. We want to ...
Tags: Toys, Toy Safety, Misleading statements, fiction