Belgium Bans Toxic Children S Puzzle Mats

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.

Belgium bans toxic children s puzzle mats.

150cm animal baby play mats round kids rug toys children s carpet cotton developing mat rug baby puzzle play mat storage bag toy. Interlocking floor tiles extra thick 0 80 non toxic crawling tummy time. It s a liquid but like any liquid formamide does evaporate. There is no question that exposure to the.

Aap february 16 2011 6 08pm. Next article france extends temporary restriction of formamide in toy puzzle mats. Get it as soon as thu oct 8. Ors 431a 253 to 431a 280 high priority chemicals of concern for children s health hpccchs vermont.

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. All the nontoxic kids playmats seem to be made of eva foam but i have the impression that. The concern is about exposure to formamide being released. It now joins new york albany county in halting the enforcement of toxic chemicals in children s products.

5 0 out of 5 stars 6. 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. 4 4 out of 5 stars 27. 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.

Amazonbasics wood print puzzle mat ash. France has recently extended the temporary restriction of formamide in toy puzzle mats. There was a question about the possible toxicity of the popular foam puzzle mats that children play with and on. Dear umbra i want to buy some mats for my 4 year old to play on and do gymnastics at home.

Chapter 38a chemicals of high concern to children chccs washington. More buying choices 17 56 2 used. In july 2011 france restricted formamide in puzzle mats on an interim basis2. Toxic chemicals in children s products title 38 chapter 16 d priority chemicals pcs oregon.

This chemical is used in the manufacture of ethylene vinyl acetate eva foamed plastics to make them more pliable. Kids rug baby shower gift baby linen mat kids mat children s play mat leaf play mat photophone for newborn green color. 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. The extension period is for a further 12 months.