China has now become the world’s largest manufacturer of toys and is home to 75% of the toys manufactured globally. The increasing recall cases of Chinese-made toys from EU and US markets have made toy manufacturers pay more attention to the latest toy safety standards worldwide.
As “children’s most intimate friends”, toys are quite important to children’s intellectual development and physical growth. However, toys with potential safety hazards could cause injuries or health problems to children. Therefore, many countries and regions have implemented strict safety standards for those products.
Toy safety standards not only have strict restrictions on hazardous substances, but also specify explicit requirements of physical mechanic performance, combustion performance, electronic safety performance, and cleanliness of plush toys, etc. In view of statistics of US and EU toys recalling, recalls due to physical injury have far exceeded those due to chemical hazards. DTTS offers physical testing items for toy companies as the following:
EN 71 Part 1:2011-physical & mechanical Test
(a)Without Sound module
(b)With Sound module
(c)Earphone with Sound
(d)7000 Cycles Switch Test for Chest
(e)Ride-on Toys
(f)Mouth-actuated Toys
physical & mechanical Hazards test contains: sharp point, sharp edge, small parts, abuse test, compression test, tension test, torque test, etc.
EN 71 Part 2:2011-flammability Test
(a)Finished Product
(b)Pile fabric or material
EN 71 Part 3:Toxic Elements Test (8 Toxic Elements Results)
EN 71 Part 4:Experimental Set for Chemisty
EN 71 Part 5: Chemisty Toys(Sets) Other than Experimental Sets
EN 71 Part 6:Graphical Symbol for Age Warning Labelling
EN 71 Part 7:Finger Paints
(a)Colorants
(b)Preservatives
(c)Binding agents,extenders,humectants and surfactants,ingredient review
(d)Limits for the of Transfer certain elements
(e)Limits for primar aromatic amines
(f)Ethanol
(g)pH value
(h)Product information & Container
EN 71 Part 8: Swings,slides and similar activity toys for indoor and outdoor family domestic use
EN 71 Part 9: Organic Chemical Compounds Requirement
(a) Flame retardants
(b) Color fastness to perspiration
(c) Colorants
(d) Primary aromatic amines
(e) Monomers-migration test
(f) Solvents –inhalation test
(g) Solvents –migration test
(h) Wood preservatives
(i) Preservatives(other than wood preservatives)
(j) Plasticizers-migration test
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