An investigation report to be released by the EU REACH enforcement agency found that one out of five toys inspected on the market was found to contain phthalates that did not comply with EU regulations and contained excessive amounts. REACH-En-Force-4 (Ref-4), an enforcement unit under the EU ECHA, surveyed the products on the market in 29 countries for the 14 hazardous substance restriction specifications in Appendix 17 of REACH and found the following five major categories of non-compliance with REACH Violations: ˙ Among 464 toy products, 19.7% was found to contain phthalates such as DEHP, DBP and BBP exceeding the limit; ˙ Among 86 items of brazing fillers, 14.4% was found to have cadmium; ˙ 213 items Among the finished products, 13.6% was found to contain asbestos; ˙ Among 467 leather products, 13.3% was found to contain hexavalent chromium; ˙ Among 124 items of jewelry, 12.1% was found to contain cadmium. The supervisor of Ref-4 said that a total of 5,625 items were sampled for inspection in this survey, of which 17 items were substances, 1,009 items were mixtures, and the other 4,599 items were finished products. Moreover, in order to cope with the current changes in consumer purchasing behavior, approximately 20% of the above 5,625 items were purchased in online shopping malls to reflect current consumer behavior. We hereby urge Taiwanese small and medium-sized enterprise manufacturers to sell their products and parts to the EU to confirm whether the raw materials and processing processes contain hazardous substances specified in the REACH directive. If the products or processes must be added, they must