CONSUMERISTS DISLIKE ELEMENTS OF EU TOY PROPOSALS Restriction of dangerous substances, comitology and third-party testing were areas where consumer groups found fault with proposed changes to the EU’s Toy Safety Directive (88/378/EEC).

UK SAYS FUNCTION NOT SIZE IMPORTANT IN NANO-REGULATION What a nanomaterials do, rather their smallness, is what should matter in regulatory decisions, according to a November 12 report from the U.K. Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution.

FRENCH EYE CHILD CLOTHING SAFETY France’s Commission de Sécurité des Consommateurs (Consumer Safety Commission) November 10 said that since 2006, it knows of dozens of incidents involving decorative items detaching from clothing.

FOREIGN & INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS Briefs on falls, skating, treadmills (2 briefs), necklaces, lanyards, chainsaws, dampers, candle holders, toy cars, decorations, duvets, hot/cold packs, RAPEX.