BTHA Announces Action Plan

Following an unprecedented three product recalls this year the BTHA has created a six point action plan designed to further strengthen current safety controls, improve on relations with China and to educate consumers in making safe and appropriate purchasing decisions.                                                                                                

The six point plan is:

1.     Encourage the EU’s cooperation with China on product safety and support the recent actions of the Chinese government against some manufacturers.

2.     Advise the industry to revisit and potentially widen the education programme to Chinese vendors.
3.     Encourage the EU to strengthen surveillance and enforcement of toy safety laws across all 27 member countries.

4.    Advise the UK toy industry to strengthen further:
- the design management and control of raw materials, suppliers and manufacturing
- controls and random factory visits throughout the production process
- control of finished products/batches of products
5.    Support the efforts of retailers to help consumers make a purchasing decision and assist them to buy age-appropriate toys.
6.    Urge increased activity on the part of the BTHA to educate parents on toy safety. Through www.btha.co.uk/parents_page, a one-stop information point for parents, the BTHA will encourage consumer vigilance through guidance.

Via - Toynewsmag