A word from Sanjay Luthra, TIE Chairman Toys have a long and joyful association with Christmas. It is unsurprisingly the sector’s busiest sales period. In some countries, up to 60% of purchases are made in the final three months of the year. That’s why, as measures to fight Covid 19 tighten up again across Europe, […]
TIE – Toy Industries of Europe – welcomes the call from MEPs for the Digital Services Act (DSA) to close loopholes that allow unsafe toys to be sold on online marketplaces. With the Toy Safety Directive, the EU has one of the best instruments to ensure that toys legally placed on the market are safe […]
At the end of September we revealed the winners of the Play for Change Awards. As we start to plan the 2021 edition, we wanted to reflect on how the first edition went. John Baulch, Editor of Toy World Magazine and Chair of the Play for Change Awards jury, joins Catherine Van Reeth, Director-General of […]
Today, the European Commission published its Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability. Toy Industries of Europe (TIE), representing reputable toy makers in Europe, supports the aim of the Commission’s new Chemicals Strategy to address the challenges caused by the most harmful chemicals. Safety is our number one priority and toys are among the most strictly regulated products […]
In a joint statement signed by TIE and 58 other organisations and delivered to EU leaders yesterday, we call upon the European Commission and Member States to protect the Single Market for packaging and packaged goods. We call on the Commission to ensure that the internal market legal basis is consistently upheld when proposing or […]
In a statement released earlier this week, TIE and 13 other sector associations urge the European Commission not come forward with a ban of non-rechargeable batteries. The Commission will propose new EU rules for batteries later this year. Despite the Commission’s consultant conclusion that a full ban has no environmental benefits, we understand that a […]
Now’s the time for the toy industry to come together By Sanjay Luthra, Chairman, Toy Industries of Europe I believe the toy industry is entering a new era of collaboration as retailers, suppliers and manufacturers search for solutions to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. We’re heading towards the sales peak of Christmas with […]
Catherine Naughton, Director of the European Disability Forum and jury member of TIE’s Play for Change awards, speaks to us about her experience of judging the Play for Change Awards and about what the toy industry can do to better serve children with disabilities. The European Disability Forum is a platform which brings together representatives […]
PRESS RELEASE Illegal Traders Top EU Alert System Damaging the Reputation of Responsible Toy Companies Today’s publication of the EU Safety Gate Report shows children’s safety is being put at risk by unsafe and fake toys bought from illegal traders The report echoes the findings of TIE’s June 2020 report “EU Toy Safety : the […]
A few months ago, TIE and our national toy associations bought almost 200 toys on four well-known e-commerce websites. For our test exercise we bought toys from third party sellers on those online marketplaces in seven EU countries. The toys purchased were non-branded or brands not commonly recognised in the EU. We then checked all […]
PRESS RELEASE EU Toy Safety: Toy Industry calls for EU rules to enforce online marketplaces to weed out illegal traders New report from Toy Industries of Europe shows that in a test exercise 97% of toys bought online from third-party sellers were non-compliant with EU law and 76% of those safety-tested were deemed dangerous for […]
Check out these short films showing the dangers of toys we bought online from unreputable sellers : Toy Gun Talking Donkey Rattle Sea Lions Wooden Bear