Category: Press Releases

(Continuous report of 1st half of 2015)(Prague, October 16, 2015) Inspection of marking of tobacco products and the regime of sale governed by the Act on Excise Duties is included in the activities of the Czech Trade Inspection Authority every year. During the 1st half of 2015, violations of this law were discovered in 14 of 1,806 inspections, i.e. 0.7% of cases. These breaches concerned unmarked tobacco products, products sold for higher prices than displayed on tobacco stamps and sale of separate cigarettes from an open unit packaging. In tot...

(Prague, October 12, 2015) When monitoring the market with toys, CTIA inspectors detected two types of rattles that are intended for smallest users but can seriously endanger their safety and health. The risk is posed by small parts in one case and by fragments of used material in the other case. The Czech Trade Inspection Authority prohibited sale of both types of rattles and ordered their recall from distribution. All information about both toys were published in the RAPEX database. The complete press release is available in the attachment.

(Interim report of 2nd quarter of 2015)(Prague, October 5, 2015) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority pays permanent attention to monitoring of toys distribution chain and inspection of toys within the Czech market using all available means to search for entities responsible for distribution of toys from other EU countries as well as non-EU countries. During the 2nd quarter of 2015, flaws were detected in almost two thirds of 310 inspections. Only one of 12 samples collected for safety inspection met the requirements. Inspectors imposed prohibi...

(Prague, October 6, 2015) Parents who don’t buy imitations of guns to their kids do the right thing as not all such toys are safe. This was also proven by a recent CTIA officers’ finding. They detected a revolver offered in the Czech market which poses a serious risk of health damage. It can happen that within a usual and predictable way of use of the product, a child can get injured as a result of inhalation or swallowing of released small parts or a whole missile. Danger is also there when a child shoots a different object from the gun, for e...

(Prague, October 2, 2015) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority repeatedly discovered products that pose risk for smallest users in the retail market with toys. We speak about softly stuffed toys with a suction cup which can be easily released and cause choking or suffocation due to its size. This risk of child’s health damage is posed by two cuddly cudtoys from an unknown manufacturer – a toucan and a dog. Not only dog’s suction cup, but also its eye that fitted into the test tube for small parts released within pull test and the sample ...

(Prague, September 30, 2015) When monitoring the market with toys, CTIA officers detected a toy which poses risk to children’s health. It is a textile doll of unknown origin labelled as ZUDY DOLLS. Laboratory analysis showed excessive content of bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), namely 2.8% of weight, while the upper level of phthalate content for toys and child care products is 0.1% of weight. The Czech Trade Inspection Authority prohibited further distribution of the doll and ordered the inspected person to withdraw the product from distri...

(Results of monitoring of fuel quality – August 2015)(Prague, September 25, 2015) Personal cars with diesel engines are increasingly more popular among consumers. However, highest number of samples that fail quality standards as stipulated in technical standard are diesel fuel samples that became the most problematic fuel type within inspections carried out by the Czech Trade Inspection Authority. After no poor quality samples were discovered in July, situation worsened in August. Out of 230 samples of fuels collected at filling stations last m...

(Prague, September 23, 2015) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority warns against serious risk posed especially to smallest users by toys composed of small parts that can be easily separated. One of such toys is a coloured plastic wind-up fish collected to inspection of safety by inspectors who monitored toys offer of in the Czech market. All released small components that fitted into the test tube for small parts, such as fins, wheels, tail parts as well as plastic stickers, pose serious risk of suffocation or choking. Therefore the product was ...

(Prague, September 23, 2015) CTIA cooperates with administration offices concerning statements on letting consumer goods into the EU internal market in cases when appropriate administration office is asked for expert opinion. Last of these was a request made by the Customs Office of the Capital of Prague concerning physical inspection of children’s folding scooters imported by the company Marika, s. r. o. After inspection of a particular parcel on the premises of the customs office, the Czech Trade Inspection Authority issued negative statement...

(Partial report of 2nd quarter of 2015)(Prague, September 21, 2015) Results of inspections that were carried out from April 1 to June 30, 2015, on the premises of funeral homes confirmed rightfulness of the decision to repeat the inspection action this year. CTIA officers discovered flaws in almost 45% of inspections, despite most of them were minor breaches of obligations. Sellers most frequently breached obligations stipulated in the Act on Consumer Protection when having failed to properly fill in the order of services and bills of purchase ...