Siena, 10 thousand Halloween articles seized by the Guardia di Finanza – Corriere di Siena
Given the approach of Halloweenthe financiers of the Provincial Command of Siena have intensified the controls to contrast counterfeiting and illegal commercialism, undertaking an operation that led to the total seizure of about 10,000 items, including masks, toys, costumes, lanterns, skeletons, make-up destined mostly to children in conjunction with the Halloween celebrations, and without the minimum information on the safety of toys, without the regular CE marking.
And it is precisely to protect the little ones that i financiers have undertaken widespread activities, carried out in commercial establishments in the capital and in the Valdelsa, with the aim of preventing the trade in themed products which, if placed in this sale, at very low prices, which can produce products that are dangerous for the health of consumers.
Particularly serious conducts those encountered by the Financiers of Sienaas the CE safety constitutes a certificate of a guarantee of the production chain and of the reliability of the materials used for the realization of the articles.
The entire activity ended with the reporting to the local Chamber of Commerce of the administrative disputes of all the commercial operators concerned, in whose availability non-compliant material was found.
The activity testifies once again to the constant supervision implemented by the Corps in the Sienese territory, to protect the legal economy and, in this specific case, to combat counterfeiting and illegal commercialism.