Recall of Chinese toys – MEPs voice concerns

Toys generally bring children - and often their parents - pleasure. So the recall in the summer of 2007 of 21 million toys by US manufacturer Mattel over concerns they contain lead has raised alarm. MEPs on the European Parliament's Internal Market Committee had a face to face meeting with EU Consumer Commissioner Meglena Kuneva on 12 September 2007 to assess the level of danger to European children. She confirmed her faith in existing safety rules and said she had launched a two month review of all existing checks.