EU industry chief unveils toy safety crackdown
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The EU industry chief unveiled plans  on Friday to revise the bloc's toy safety standards with a ban  on some chemicals and on packaging toys as giveaways with foods  such as sweets or cereals.
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Congress moved closer on Wednesday to slashing lead content in toys and devoting more government resources to product safety regulation, but final action was not expected until next year.
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Ministers hint new controls needed to prevent children being exposed to harmful material.
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The top U.S. product safety regulator on Tuesday urged manufacturers to remove lead from children's products now and not wait for congressional action that would essentially ban the toxic substance from toys.
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Reacting to a recent series of toy, food and drug recalls, the Canadian government pledged tighter regulations on Monday to try to prevent such problems in the future.
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China hit back after Mattel's massive toy recall on Monday, saying designers and importers should also take responsibility for product safety, but promised to punish its own manufacturers who flout standards.
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SPECIALIST advice on how to reduce the use and generation of hazardous substances is now available to North West manufacturers of a wide range of chemical products including paints, plastics, adhesives and pharmaceuticals.
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The European Union (EU) said Monday it would eliminate from January 1, 2005 all quantitative restrictions on the import of textile and clothing products from World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries.
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The toy manufacturing giant's investigations reveal more products contaminated by lead paint.
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The European Commission unveils plans to make people feel safer buying things online from other countries.
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The German slated to become the European Union's next industry commissioner suggested Thursday he might consider toning down proposed chemical safety rules, citing concerns they are too bureacratic and would hamper business.
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Toy makers are instituting tougher quality controls in China and elsewhere to try to avoid repetition of the  recalls that damaged the industry last year.
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Far-reaching safety rules on tens of thousands of chemicals used in everyday items from car seats to face cream took effect in the European Union on Friday, obliging firms to show their products comply.
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The European Union proposed a ban Monday on the sale and import of dog and cat fur in all 25 member nations, saying it has been found in some clothing, toys and other items on sale in Europe.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium  -- The European Union unveiled a new anti-smoking campaign that calls on governments to put both horrific and humorous pictures on cigarette packs to deter people from smoking.
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European Union governments on Friday permanently banned chemicals used to soften plastic from being used in toys, saying they are harmful to young children who put toys in their mouths.
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Web media threatens to move out: take toys Ofcom, the UK telecommunications regulator, has said that a European Union plan to regulate video risks restricting innovation and even forcing companies to relocate outside the EU to avoid compliance.â¦