Products that resemble foods and appeal to children Potential risks of accidental ingestion
Products that resemble foods and appeal to children links
Some of the websites providing factual information on Products that resemble foods and appeal to children :
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European Commission consumer affairs page on product legislation
https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/safety/prod_legis/
- The General Product Safety Directive (2001/95/EC) aims at ensuring that only safe consumer products are sold in the EU
- an opinion on triclosan (2002) which recommended "that the
potential for biocides to induce antimicrobial resistance of importance
to clinical medicine, or management of the wider environment be kept
under continuous review.":
- Sector specific legislation on Chemicals, Toys, Cosmetics, Pharmaceuticals…
- List of Poison centres in Europe by the European Association of
Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists (EAPCCT):
www.eapcct.org/index.php?page=links
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WHO World report on child injury prevention (2008):
www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/child/injury/world_report/en/ - US Center for Disease Control offers information on poisonings:
www.cdc.gov/homeandrecreationalsafety/poisoning/poisoning-factsheet.htm -
US EPA recommendations: “Prevent Poisonings in Your Home”:
www.epa.gov/pesticides/health/poisonprevention.htm -
UK Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
recommendations against “Accidents in children” including poisoning:
www.rospa.com/homesafety/adviceandinformation/childsafety/accidents-to-children.aspx
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