In France, 15% of toys marketed do not meet standards, which would make them potentially dangerous for children, according to a survey.
Stuffed animals, dolls, costumes and accessories, toy cars, construction games… In the eyes of parents, nothing is too good to spoil their children. This is why, each year in France, approximately 14,000 toy references are purchaseddetails the magazine Capital, Monday, June 20. Gold, according to a survey carried out by the Directorate General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Prevention (DGCCRF) in 2020, 15% of toys checked in France are said to be non-compliantwhich would make them potentially dangerous for children who will play with them.
At the end of this investigation, 100,000 products have been removed from the shelves, then destroyed. Problem, this French administration is not able to control each batch of toys that will be marketed on the territory, which makes this report all the more worrying.
Non-compliant toys endanger children
What are the different types of non-compliance highlighted by the DGCCRF? The latter identified mainly seven of them: faulty seams stuffed animals, thetoo easy access to padding and to small, easily ingestible elementsor to unsecured battery compartmentsbut also the absence of regulatory annotations such as the CE marking, which certifies compliance with the essential requirements regulatory safety, detail our colleagues. Also included are warnings specific to water toys and certain activity toys, as well as safety warnings in the user manuals and explanatory notices not present in French.
A problem that is even less to be taken lightly as each year, in Europe, more than 50,000 accidents related to toys are counted. In other words, before wanting to please the youngest of the family, caution is in order.