Quebec consumer group, Protégez-Vous, releases a magazine about this time every year with a list of products that make or break their child safety toy standards.

Mega Brand, makers of Mega Bloks tried to prevent them from distributing a report finding lead content in 1 of their top products. This non-profit group released their magazine after successfully defending their findings in a court battle vs Mega Brand.

European standards tend to be a little higher than Canada’s and the U.S’s.

The same goes for mattresses. Many chemicals found in fire retardants and mattresses are banned in Europe but our governments continues to allow them.

We protect our children from poisons but we ignore products all around us with similar issues.

Where is our watchdog for everyday products? Yes there’s consumer reports but we need higher standards. I think that’s clear to everyone. The question is…would they be sued to high heaven? lol

Tags: exposure, health, Mega Bloks, Protegez-Vous

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