Magnetics in Slough toys warning
Slough Borough Council’s trading standards team is welcoming a new safety warning for all toys containing small magnets to protect children from unsafe play.
The government initiative is still in the consulting process, but if all goes through, it will be passed in July.
Russell Clarke, trading standards enforcement officer for Slough Borough Council, said: “We welcome any moves that protect children from playing with unsafe toys.
“At the end of the summer break we will be visiting shops in Slough to ensure that toys containing these magnets have the suitably worded caution statements to warn parents.”
Slough Consumer affairs minister, Gareth Thomas, said: “We want toys containing these magnets to carry new safety warnings. The recalls last year highlighted the dangers that they can pose.
"The warnings will help parents make informed decisions about which toys to buy and to be on their guard in supervising how their children play with them."
The new safety warnings will be a temporary measure. They will remain in force until the European Commission and Member States complete comprehensive reviews of toy safety controls.
Slough Borough Council