“POISONOUS LIPSTICKS”
CENTRAL TECHNICAL INSPECTORATE, ON ALERT OVER CARCINOGENIC GOODS ON THE MARKET
“POISONOUS LIPSTICKS”
Letter to Customs: They contain lead, block them
Laboratory tests show that 28% of children’s toys imported from China are considered dangerous. Chemical substances also found in girls’ shoes
By ESMERALDA KETA
Children’s toys for ages 0-3 and clothing for small children coming from China contain dangerous components that can seriously harm their health. The Central Technical Inspectorate, which is tasked with monitoring the market, has carried out several inspections, which have shown that children’s toys are unsafe, while carcinogenic compounds have been found in shoes. These products had also been previously reported in the European Safety System for dangerous products (RAPEX), and the IQT has sent a letter to customs asking them to be careful in their clearance. According to this inspectorate, the problems have been observed in toys for children aged 0-3, such as dolls, toy cars, as well as other plastic toys. “In many retail outlets it was noticed that these toys were not accompanied by the relevant warnings. There was no information whatsoever about the chemical content of the plastic material,...
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In search of lost values
Today’s Opinion
By AHMET SHQARRI
With what is happening to us and M[q?] that we are seeing concretely in many areas of life, the almost proverbial statement by the greatest master of Albanian letters,....
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In search of lost values
Albanian politics and diplomacy
Today’s Opinion
By PAJTIM BELLO
Efforts by diplomacy to bring political leaders together, efforts to seat political leaders at one table, efforts to gather...
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Albanian politics and diplomacy
Taulant Balla: The truth about the song for Enver Hoxha when I was a child
Majlinda Bregu: You sang to the dictator after his death
(In the photo): PS deputy Taulant Balla. Video uploaded on YouTube claiming that Taulant Balla is singing
True or an urban legend, on “Facebook” there is a video with 40 thousand views that “explains” that the PS deputy is singing at the Gjirokastër Festival
Balla: I have never sung at the Gjirokastër Festival, although I would have liked to. Those 2 boys in ’88 are from Rrajca in Librazhd
On pages 6-7
TARIFFS CLARIFIED: HOW MUCH IS PAID AT CUSTOMS FOR BENZES AND VOLKSWAGENS
CUSTOMS CLEARANCE / EXAMPLES FOR EACH TYPE
On page 8
Honored Zef Gjoni: The President betrayed our trust
SEÇLI: MY LANGUAGE, THE LANGUAGE OF UNION
Honored Zef Gjoni:
The President betrayed our trust
On pages 2-3
Court released him, 15-year-old boy kills 1 and injures 2
SCANDAL IN KORÇË
On page 14
Sponge factory burns down, three workers seriously injured
KRUJË
On page 15
Zhukov: 70 thousand people in the square for me, the Albanians die for us
RUSSIAN ARCHIVES
On pages 16-17
Gjin Marku: “Blood forgiveness” harms our mission
DEBATE ON THE FILM
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