Originally Posted by
salut0
Interesting -- is this a case of British perceptions of/approaches to what is considered "safe" being different from American ones?
There is another example I've come across where a high chair approved for sale in the EU is specifically banned in the USA, so much so that the manufacturer won't even ship the item from the EU website to a US address:
https://www.stokke.com/GBR/en-gb/accessories/1871.html
Another example is that, in America, sales of weapons and explosives to "suspected or known dangerous terrorists"
isn't outlawed. In Europe, it is.