PARENTS are being warned not to give into ‘pester power’ and to be careful when buying toys from street traders after dozens of toys were seized.

Bolton Council has issued the warning in the run up to the summer holidays and urging families that toys have the correct safety warnings.

Town Hall chiefs say that toys sold on the street may be manufactured abroad and often do not have the correct safety warnings and information.

Toys may not be made of fire retardant materials and hard toys such as fidget spinners or light sabres may not be made to the correct safety standards and may have parts that could come loose and be dangerous for small children.

An operation last week carried out by the council’s licensing and trading standards teams seized over 50 toys from street traders in Bolton town centre including blow-up Peppa Pigs, fidget spinners, balloons, light sabers and swords.

All were not labelled with the correct safety warnings and/or a CE Mark and a manufacturer or importer address.

Cllrr Peel, Executive Cabinet Member for Environmental Services said: “When families come into Bolton for a bit of shopping or a visit to the cinema, parents will often end up buying their children a balloon or toy from a street trader.

“We’re urging parents to be cautious and check that the toy is CE marked and has a safety warning in English, which will mean it is made to EU safety standards. If there is no warning, or all the labelling is in a foreign language, we would urge them not to buy the toy.”