EN 71-9 Organic Chemical Compounds Testing for Toys

EN 71-9 Toy Safety Standard specifies the migration or content of specific hazardous organic compounds in particular toys and toy materials, considering the following exposure routes:

- Mouthing, swallowing, skin contact, eye contact, inhalation

when used or reasonably foreseeable, taking into account normal child behavior and the function and design of the toy.

Packaging materials used in toys are excluded unless they are part of the toy or have play value.

EN 71-9 Test Items for Different Materials:

Plastic Material:

- EN 71-9 Monomers of plastics (migration)

- EN 71-9 Solvents migration

- EN 71-9 Plasticisers

Wooden Material:

- EN 71-9 Formaldehyde

- EN 71-9 Wood preservatives

- EN 71-9 Primary aromatic amines (azo dyestuff)

- EN 71-9 Colorants (disperse dye)

Textile Material (TX):

- EN 71-9 Color fastness to perspiration

- EN 71-9 Flame retardants

- EN 71-9 Primary aromatic amines (azo dyestuff)

- EN 71-9 Colorants (disperse dye)

- EN 71-9 Formaldehyde

Liquid:

- EN 71-9 Colorants (disperse dye)

- EN 71-9 Primary aromatic amines (azo dyestuff)

- EN 71-9 Preservatives (other than wood preservatives)

- EN 71-9 pH

- EN 71-9 Toxicity classification (1999/45/EC)

Dye:

- EN 71-9 Colorants (disperse dye)

- EN 71-9 Primary aromatic amines (azo dyestuff)

Paper:

- EN 71-9 Color fastness to perspiration

- EN 71-9 Colorants (disperse dye)

- EN 71-9 Primary aromatic amines (azo dyestuff)

- EN 71-9 Formaldehyde

Polymer or Textile of Inflatable Toys >0.5m²:

- EN 71-9 Solvents inhalation

Leather:

- EN 71-9 Colorants (disperse dye)

- EN 71-9 Primary aromatic amines (azo dyestuff)

- EN 71-9 Preservatives (other than wood preservatives)

Products Covered by EN 71-9 Standard:

- Toys intended for children under 3 years old that can be placed in the mouth, such as teethers

- Toys or toy components that are hand-held or can be touched by children under 3 years old, weighing less than 150g

- Mouthpieces of mouth-actuated toys

- Inflatable toys with a surface area greater than 0.5m² when fully inflated

- Toys worn over the mouth and nose, such as masks

- Drawing materials sold as toys or used in toys, such as erasers at the ends of pencils

- Solid toy materials that leave traces, such as solid paints and crayons

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