🥳 EU Council and Parliament have agreed to extend the Toy Safety law to include a ban on endocrine disruptors, #bisphenols, and #PFAS.
💪 This is great news for children and parents across Europe!
Read more on the revision in our latest news story ➡️ buff.ly/z2XWWZH
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🥳Good news!
Last night, EU Parliament and Council agreed on a revised 🧸Toy Safety law — including an extension of the generic restriction mechanism to endocrine disruptors, and a ban on bisphenols and #PFAS.
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🎉 Great news for children and parents across Europe!
👏 EU legislators have agreed a revised law that bans the most harmful chemicals including EDCs, concerning bisphenols, and #PFAS, in toys.
The deal will have to be adopted by Council and Parliament.
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Today might mark the final negotiation on the revised EU Toys Safety law—a crucial opportunity to prioritise children's health.
To ensure the highest level of protection, the regulation must include the following:
🟠 A ban on #PFAS
🟠 A ban on the #bisphenols group of chemicals
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A crucial opportunity to protect children from harmful chemicals.
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🪁 EU negotiations on restricting #PFAS and #bisphenols in toys are continuing.
🇵🇱 The Polish Presidency recommended Council to accept Parliament’s compromise proposal.
More in our latest #ToxicFree4EU briefing: buff.ly/Akys1gf
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We're calling on the European Commission to ensure children and their families are protected from harmful #chemicals in toys. 🧸
Our joint-letter to Commissioner Séjourné 👉www.env-health.org/ngos-call-for-ban-of-har...
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Children are particularly vulnerable to these chemicals as their bodies are still developing - their brain, immune and hormonal systems are very fragile and can be easily affected even by low-level exposure to harmful chemicals.
Letter👉 www.env-health.org/c...
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Toxic #chemicals can still be found in toys under the tree this Christmas 🎄❗️
EU co-legislators have the power to change this!
They must ensure the revision of the Toy safety law prevents all of the most harmful chemicals from being present in toys ➡️ chemtrust.org/toxic-free-t...
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🧒 Children are more susceptible to the harmful effects of #ToxicChemicals!
🧸 This #Christmas make sure you shop at reputable stores and avoid buying children toys that smell strongly of chemicals.
Find more tips in our latest news story 👉 https://buff.ly/3OCSrOC
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🎅 #ToxicChemicals are definitely on the naughty list this #Christmas!
❌ But studies have found them in a range of children’s products, including toys and clothing.
Read more in our latest news story 👉 buff.ly/3OCSrOC
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Find out what we want to see in the final law here 👉https://chemtrust.org/toxic-free-toys/
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Today, the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union, and the European Commission will open the negotiations for a new EU Toy safety law ❗️🧸
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🎉 The Internal Market Committee of the European Parliament voted to uphold the ambitious position of the previous legislature on the revision of the Toy safety law.
📄 The text will now be negotiated in trilogues.
More in our latest #TF4EU briefing 👉 buff.ly/47iRdAk
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In March, the EU Parliament will vote on the new EU Toys Safety Regulation. 🧸
We’re calling on them to prioritise children’s health & ban the most harmful chemicals in toys, including PFAS and bisphenols! 🚸
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