European Toy Safety Certification Testing

All toys sold in the European market must comply with the European Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC, ensuring product safety and suitability for use. Manufacturers, retailers, and importers are responsible for ensuring that their products meet the essential safety requirements of Directive 2009/48/EC and conduct relevant tests according to the harmonized European toy safety standards to demonstrate compliance.

EN71 Testing

- EN71 Part 1 – Physical and Mechanical Testing

- EN71 Part 2 – Flammability Testing

- EN71 Part 3 – Migration of Certain Elements Testing

- EN71 Part 4 – Experimental Sets for Chemistry

- EN71 Part 5 – Chemical Toys (sets) Other Than Experimental Sets

- EN71 Part 7 – Finger Paints

- EN71 Part 8 – Swings, Slides, and Similar Activity Toys for Indoor and Outdoor Family Domestic Use

- EN71 Part 9 – Organic Chemical Compounds Requirements

- EN71 Part 12 – N-Nitrosamines and N-Nitrosatable Substances

- EN71 Part 13 – Certain Toy Fragrances

- EN71 Part 14 – Trampolines for Domestic Use

REACH

The European Union’s Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) legislation aims to provide a high level of protection for human health and the environment from the use of hazardous chemicals. REACH establishes a mandatory chemical registration system that requires traceability and identification of chemical substances in products sold in the European market.

Manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and importers of toys and children's products should be responsible for complying with and managing the risks associated with the restricted chemicals listed in REACH Annex XVII. Annex XVII includes a list of restrictions on certain hazardous substances, mixtures, and articles sold or used in the European market.

REACH Annex XVII Testing

- Azo Dyes and Azo Colorants

- Benzene

- Cadmium

- DMF (Dimethyl Fumarate) (2011/135/EU)

- Lead in Jewelry Products

- Nickel and its Compounds

- Nonylphenol (NP) and Nonylphenol Ethoxylates (NPE)

- Organotin Compounds (DBT, TBT, TPhT, DOT)

- PAHs (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons)

- Phthalates in Plasticized Materials

- SCCP (Short Chain Chlorinated Paraffins)

- Toluene