Toys: Find (and understand) the warnings!

BEUC, the European Consumers’ Organisation, ANEC, the European Consumer Voice in Standardisation, and their members across Europe, are worried about the increasing use of warnings and labels as substitutes for requiring a
manufacturer to put safe products on the market.

Warnings and labels should be only complementary to strict safety measures: manufacturers should be obliged to ensure that a toy does not present any avoidable risks to children.

In this report, you will find examples of warnings that can be found on toys or their packaging currently sold on the European market. Some of the warnings are barely visible, difficult to read and/or difficult to understand.