TOY SAFETY COMPROMISED BY SMALL FIRMS, EU FINDS Preliminary findings of and EU project on toy safety include that smaller companies in the supply chain often are a source of problems.

ACCC FINDS POOR STANDARDS COMPLIANCE FOR SUNGLASSES Australia netted three product safety settlements from major retailers following a compliance “blitz” that found only 21 of 115 stores were selling sunglasses that were fully compliant with the nation’s safety standards.

FOREIGN & INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS Briefs on cribs, child injuries, gas grills, pajamas, lapel pins, building toys, helmets, baby jackets, children's cosmetics, safety gates, gas appliances, RAPEX.