The safety and quality of children's and infant products is attracting much attention. Countries around the world have established various regulations and standards to strictly require the safety of children's and infant products on their markets.
⚫Plastic toys, children’s stationery, infant products;
⚫Plush toys, liquid toy teethers and pacifiers;
⚫Wooden toys ride-on toys children's jewelry;
⚫Battery toys, paper (board) toys, intellectual musical instruments;
⚫Electronic electric toys, puzzles and intellectual toys, arts, crafts and gifts.
Main test items of national/regional standards
▶EU EN 71
EN71-1 part of physical and mechanical property testing;
EN71-2 partial combustion test;
EN71-3 migration detection of some specific elements (eight heavy metal tests);
EN71-4: 1990+A1 Toy safety;
EN71-5 Toy Safety - Chemical Toys;
EN71-6 toy safety age mark;
EN71-7 refers to the requirements for paints;
EN71-8 for indoor and outdoor home entertainment products;
EN71-9 flame retardants, colorants, aromatic amines, solvents.
▶American ASTM F963
ASTM F963-1 part of physical and mechanical property testing;
ASTM F963-2 partial flammability performance testing;
ASTM F963-3 detection of some hazardous substances;
CPSIA U.S. Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act;
California 65.
▶Chinese standard GB 6675 flammability testing (textile materials)
Flammability testing (other materials);
Toxic element (heavy metal) analysis;
Cleanliness testing of filling materials (visual inspection method);
GB19865 electric toy testing.
▶Canadian CHPR physical and mechanical property testing
Flammability testing;
toxic elements;
Cleanliness testing of filling materials.
▶Japan ST 2002 physical and mechanical properties test
Burn test
▶Children’s jewelry test
Lead content testing;
California Statement 65;
Nickel release amount;
EN1811 - Suitable for jewelry and earrings without electric coating or coating;
EN12472 – Applies to jewelery with electroplated layers or coatings.
▶Art materials test
Art Materials Requirements-LHAMA (ASTM D4236) (American Standard);
EN 71 Part 7 – Finger paints (EU standard).
▶Toy cosmetics testing
Toy cosmetics-21 CFR Parts 700 to 740 (US standard);
Toys and cosmetics 76/768/EEc Directives (EU standards);
Toxicological risk assessment of formulations;
Microbiological contamination testing (European Pharmacopoeia/British Pharmacopoeia);
Antimicrobial and antiseptic effectiveness testing (European Pharmacopoeia/British Pharmacopoeia);
Liquid filling class flash point, ingredient evaluation, colony.
▶Testing of products in contact with food – plastics
U.S. Food and Drug Administration food grade plastic requirements 21 CFR 175-181;
European Community - Requirements for food grade plastics (2002/72/EC).
▶Testing of products in contact with food-ceramics
U.S. Food and Drug Administration food grade requirements;
California Statement 65;
European Community requirements for ceramic products;
Soluble lead and cadmium content;
Canadian Hazardous Products Regulations;
BS 6748;
DIN EN 1388;
ISO 6486;
Ghost Wipe;
Temperature mutation test;
Dishwasher test;
Microwave oven test;
Oven test;
Water absorption test.
▶Testing of children's appliances and care products
lEN 1400:2002 - Children's appliances and care products - Pacifiers for infants and young children;
lEN12586- Infant pacifier strap;
lEN14350:2004 Children's appliances, care products and drinking utensils;
lEN14372:2004-Children's utensils and care products-tableware;
lEN13209 baby carrier test;
lEN13210 Safety requirements for baby carriers, belts or similar products;
Toxic element testing of packaging materials;
European Council Directive 94/62/EC, 2004/12/EC, 2005/20/EC;
CONEG Legislation (US).
Textile material testing
Azo dye content in textiles;
Washing test (American standard ASTM F963);
Each cycle includes a wash/spin/dry test (US standards);
Color fastness test;
Other chemical tests;
Pentachlorophenol;
formaldehyde;
TBBP-A & TBBP-A-bis;
Tetrabromobisphenol;
Chlorinated paraffin;
Short chain chlorinated paraffins;
Organotin (MBT, DBT, TBT, TeBT, TPht, MOT, DOT).
Post time: Feb-02-2024