A Manchester firm was caught selling unsafe children’s toys - including a doll containing dangerous levels of chemicals. Trading standards officers seized products from Bestrade Manchester Limited during a routine annual inspection earlier this year.
Test results of samples taken from items at the store in Derby Street, Cheetham Hill, proved to be highly disturbing. READ MORE : Fake Cartier watches and Gucci sunglasses among £500,000 haul seized in Bury New Road raids A crawling baby toy was found to have unsafe levels of phthalates – chemicals which can be harmful if ingested over a long period of time.
Side-effects of phthalate exposure can include onset of childhood asthma and hormone imbalances. Children were also easily able to get
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