Belgium Bans Toxic Children S Puzzle Mats

Aap february 16 2011 6 08pm.

Belgium bans toxic children s puzzle mats. 5 0 out of 5 stars 6. Interlocking floor tiles extra thick 0 80 non toxic crawling tummy time. It now joins new york albany county in halting the enforcement of toxic chemicals in children s products. Toxic chemicals in children s products title 38 chapter 16 d priority chemicals pcs oregon.

Ors 431a 253 to 431a 280 high priority chemicals of concern for children s health hpccchs vermont. There was a question about the possible toxicity of the popular foam puzzle mats that children play with and on. This chemical is used in the manufacture of ethylene vinyl acetate eva foamed plastics to make them more pliable. Kidsafe victoria has prompted an investigation into the safety of chinese made children s foam play mats after they were banned in france and belgium.

A substance classified as reprotoixic toxic to reproduction 1. All the nontoxic kids playmats seem to be made of eva foam but i have the impression that. 4 4 out of 5 stars 27. Chapter 38a chemicals of high concern to children chccs washington.

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More buying choices 17 56 2 used. There is no question that exposure to the. Dear umbra i want to buy some mats for my 4 year old to play on and do gymnastics at home. Les tapis puzzle en mousse interdits á la vente 10 december 2010 ftbf be 2 tapis puzzle toxiques retirés du commerce test achats legifrance arrêté du 14 décembre 2010 in december 2010 belgium became the first european country to ban formamide in foam puzzle mats.

The concern is about exposure to formamide being released. Rcw chapter 70 240 children s safe products. The extension period is for a further 12 months. In december 2010 belgium and france were the fist member states in the eu to announce the removal of puzzle mats from shelves due to excessive quantities of formamide.

France has recently extended the temporary restriction of formamide in toy puzzle mats. Amazonbasics wood print puzzle mat ash. Belgium banned children s eva foam mats in 2011 and apparently so did france but i couldn t find any further information on france s ban. Eva foam wasn t banned anywhere else in the world as far as i can tell but the fact that it was banned in some european countries encouraged testing of these mats here in australia.