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Smaller Player is the weakest supply chain link - said a Recent Report

The recently released report by European consumer affairs minister’s Meglena Kuneva on 5th June 2008 entitled as Evaluating Business Saftey Measures in the Toy Supply Chain, in Brussels has pointed out that Small European Importers and Chinese manufactures are the most potent safety threat in manufacturing sectors.

This report is presented as European Commission’s follow up to its Stocktaking review, in autumn 2007. This need for the review aroused after the evaluating, the strength and weakness of the existing mechanisms as to ensure product safety in Europe.

This report which is generated after a five-month long analysis of safety measures in the toy supply chain has highlighted many areas which are felt to be considered and pondered over to reach at credible policy and standard for safety cautions. The research and thus appropriated report has finally outlined that it is not the final testing of the product but also a quality culture through out the entire product supply chain is guarantee for good quality assurance. And this report, however, has significant results as for the progress made by Chinese authorities and manufactures.

As mentioned in the report, the small European importers and traders and small Chinese manufacturers have become weak link in the product safety chain due to there inability to cope up with the compliance in regard to applicable legislation and standards. The other weak point that has been noticed is the variation of expertise that is presented at member states enforcement practices and testing laboratories.

The other important reason as for being deviated from the security norm is following US market Standards and failing to comply with the European norms and standards. However, in this report nearly more over 50 recommendations are provided to strengthen the current system for ensuring toy safety.

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