EU moves to ban toxic ‘forever chemicals’ from children’s toys in online and in-store markets

EU moves to ban toxic ‘forever chemicals’ from children’s toys in online and in-store markets

A new European Union regulation bans PFAS and other hormone-disrupting chemicals in toys, aiming to curb health risks and tighten online toy safety.Richard Connor reports for Deutsche Welle.In short:The EU will ban PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” from toys, excluding parts that are inaccess...

The EU agrees to more control over imported and purchased online toys and to ban more chemicals in their manufacture.

The European Parliament has adopted a new set of rules for the import of toys, including products sold by sites outside the EU, such as those in China.

EU Moves Closer to New Safety Rules for Imported Toys

The European Parliament and the Council of the EU reached a provisional political agreement last week on new toy safety rules that would ban the use of certain chemicals, such as PFAS, endocrine disruptors and bisphenols, in imported toys, the...

Toys containing toxic substances will disappear from Romania. And if we do not bother to make laws in this regard, the EU is taking measures for all member citizens. Thus, the European Parliament has already banned several substances that were found in popular toys, such as balloons and slimes. And now it has also adopted a new set of rules for the import of toys, including those purchased from Chinese websites.