Non-Compliant Products Found in the European Union

The European and Swedish Chemicals Agencies, respectively ECHA and KEMI, have recently inspected hundreds of articles.  Interestingly, ECHA has reported restricted phthalates in 20% of inspected toys and asbestos fibres in 14% of products.  On its end, KEMI has found non-compliant electrical and electronic products.  The main causes are high levels of lead in soldering and short-chain chlorinated paraffins in soft plastics.