Soothers and cots top list of dangerous goods taken off market

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for children, such as baby walkers, cots and soothers, accounted for by far the largest number of dangerous items withdrawn from sale last year in EU member states.

More than half all the dangerous articles removed came from China, but a worrying one in five were made in Europe, according to the latest EU report.

The list included cigarette lighters that look like toys, mini-motor bikes that burn the legs, hairdryers that melt while being used — and a growing number of clothes with chemicals that could kill.