WEEK SPECIAL CHRISTMAS GIFTS

Buy a toy is nothing trivial: a single view of productivity, many brands of toys or relocate their businesses rely on Chinese manufacturers. In fact, 70% of plastic toys sold in Europe come from manufacturers in Southeast Asia. These are often just looking at vis-à-vis the dangers of their production standards imposed in Europe, it is our responsibility, authorities, customs, traders and consumers to exercise caution unbounded face counterfeiting can be most harmful to children. One can not deny, safety standards, particularly since the 1989 decree on toys imported and sold in France are very strict. Legislation which the European Commission will not hesitate to clarify and strengthen requirements following the withdrawal of millions of toys "Made in China" the U.S. toy giant Mattel in 2007. The CE (must legibly and indelibly), intended to be a guarantee of the toy to reference standards, can not alone provide certainty about product safety. Indeed, the "control" of compliance with these standards can be performed by any laboratory or laboratories Chinese private manufacturers. The standard "NF", for its optional, is an additional guarantee for the consumer. Not content to meet the standards, the company applies this logo undertakes to monitor its products through independent laboratories specialized. But it concerns only certain toys, such as porters and lint.