Children Are Banned From Blowing up Balloons

[205victor]

Due to the EU safety rules that have just entered into force, children are to be banned from taking part in tradition Christmas games, from blowing up balloons to blowing on party whistles.

According the EU toy safety directive, balloons must not be blown up by unsupervised children under the age of eight, in case they accidentally swallow them and choke.

Party games including whistles and magnetic fishing games are to be banned because their small parts or chemicals used in making them are decreed to be too risky.

Apparently harmless toys that children have enjoyed for many years are now regarded by EU regulator as posing an unacceptable safety risks.

Whistle blowers, that scroll out into a long coloured paper tongue when sounded, a party favourite at family Christmas meals are now classed as unsafe for all children under the age of 14 years.

The new rules are designed to protect children from the chance that a piece of the whistle could be swallowed and cause choking.

[Joshua]

This is bad news to companies that manufacture such toys in EU. Do you think this will result some people losing their jobs as a result of this ban?

[205victor]

Some employees might be laid off because the demand of the product they manufacture is going to reduce due the ban.

[nancyshanice]

This very sad news, surely it is unfair, people are going to lose employment, and they would have looked for an option instead. Before something is banned the side effects should be considered.

[luicer]

Even though safety means a lot for the young children, getting somebody ending his job where everything he/she calls daily basic needs comes from is so weird! Hope they don’t understand what unemployment will have to root to the country in general!