He’s made his list and he’s checked it twice, but maybe Santa Claus should be considering whether plastic toys are naughty or nice, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

TOYS and products designed for children, such as baby walkers, cots and soothers, accounted for by far the largest number of dangerous items withdrawn from sale last year in EU member states.

CHINESE-made toys accounted for the majority of dangerous goods discovered and taken off the market in the EU last year.

FOR the first time, toys have topped the list of dangerous consumer goods removed from shop shelves in the EU.