1、 EN71 Certification Summary

The EN71 Toys Directive applies to any product or material designed for or intended for children under the age of 14 to play with. If charged, the power supply cannot exceed 24V. If toy products are legally sold in the European Union, they must comply with the requirements of Toys Directive 88/378/EEC and be marked with the CE mark. Classification of age groups based on different categories of toy products:

1. From birth to 18 months

2. From 19 months to 36 months

3. From birth to 36 months

4. Over 37 months

5. 60 months and below

6. From 37 months to 72 months

7. From 37 months to 96 months

8. From 96 months to 168 months

To ensure the safety of products, different regions have established safety standards to implement strict testing and production process control at different stages of product production. Among them, the European standard is one with a relatively wide range of applications. Any product that goes to Europe inevitably undergoes strict testing according to the EN71 standard, and toys are no exception. The most commonly used ones are Torque&Tension, Drop Test, Impact Test, and Compression Test. EN71 is the normative standard for toy products in the European Union market. Europe has introduced the Toy EN71 Certification Act, which aims to standardize the technology of toy products entering the European market through the EN71 standard, in order to reduce or avoid harm to children caused by toys. The European Commission officially published the new harmonized toy safety standard EN71-1:2011 in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) on June 18, 2011. The new coordinated standard is established in accordance with the new toy safety directive 2009/48/EC (effective date: July 20, 2011). According to the new toy safety directive, all toys placed on the EU market after July 20, 2011 must comply with the EN71-1:2011 New Harmonized Toy Standard.

2、 EN71 standard

EN71-1: Toy Safety - Part 1: Physical and Mechanical Properties

EN71-2: Toy Safety - Part 2: Flame retardancy

EN71-3: Toy Safety - Part 3: Transfer of Certain Elements

EN71-4: Toy Safety - Part 4: Test Devices for Chemical and Related Activities

EN71-5: Toy Safety - Part 5: Chemical Toys (Excluding Test Devices)

EN71-6: Toy safety - Part 6: Graphical representation of age markings

EN71-7: Requirements for Finger Painting Pigments

EN71-8: Swinging, sliding, and similar toys for indoor and outdoor home entertainment

EN71-9: General requirements for organic compounds in toys

EN71-10: Sample Preparation and Extraction of Organic Compounds

EN71-11: Analytical Methods for Organic Compounds

3、 EN71 Standard Details

1、EN 71 Part 1:2005+A9:2009-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

        The physical and mechanical performance section mainly includes drop detection, small part detection, sharp edge detection, tension detection, pressure detection, seam detection, ear nose eye tension, torque detection, etc. General requirements for physical testing:

2、EN 71 Part 2:1993-flammability Test 

（a）Finished Product 

（b）Pile fabric or material 

3、EN 71 Part 3:1994-Toxic Elements Test (19 Toxic Elements Results)  

4、EN 71 Part 4:Experimental Set for Chemistry 

5、EN 71 Part 5:Chemisty Toys(Sets) Other than Experimental Sets 

6、EN 71 Part 6:Graphical Symbol for Age Warning Labelling 

7、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

8、EN 71 Part 8 Swinging, sliding, and similar toys for indoor and outdoor home entertainment

9、EN 71 Part 9 General requirements for organic compounds in toys

 EN71-9 General Requirements for Organic Compounds - specifies the total migration amount of toxic compounds present in each toy or toy material in the following exposure modes: contact with the mouth; Possibility of ingestion; Skin contact; Eye contact; Inhalation. The products within the standard range include toys designed for children under 3 years old (as these toys may be chewed by children in their mouths), and products designed for older children (these products may come into contact with children's mouths, skin, or be inhaled by children)

Specific products or toy components within the standard scope include:

Toys that may be chewed in the mouth by children under 3 years old

Toys or easily accessible toy parts weighing less than or equal to 150 grams that children under three years old play with their hands,

Toys and easily accessible toy parts designed for children under three years old

Oral contact parts of oral toys

Toys worn on the mouth or nose

Toys that children can enter

Composition device components used as or in toys

Toys for indoor use and easily accessible toy parts

Toys for outdoor use and easily accessible toy parts

Toys or toy parts designed to mimic food

May leave traces of solid toy materials behind

Colored liquids that are easily accessible in toys

Colorless liquid easily accessible in toys

Model clay, toy clay or similar products, except for chemical toys mentioned in EN 71-5 standard

Balloon manufacturing components

Imitation totem with adhesive attached

Imitate jewelry

The scope of restricted substances is particularly broad, including flame retardants, colorants, aromatic amines, monomer substances, solvent migration, inhalable solvents, wood preservatives (indoor and outdoor), other preservatives and plasticizers.

10. Sample preparation and extraction of organic compounds in EN 71 Part 10

11. EN 71 Part 11 Analytical Methods for Organic Compounds

EN 50088

EN 50088 Electric Toy Safety Test

EMC Directive 89/336/EEC

EMC Directive 89/336/EEC European Community Electromagnetic Compatibility Testing

(a) Motorized Toys EN 55022

As a major country in toy production and export, China's toy products have always sold well worldwide. However, since the world's largest toy manufacturer Mattel Company recalled a large number of toy products produced in China, resulting in the suicide incident of the chairman of Foshan Lida Toy Factory, there have been continuous reports of Chinese made toy products being recalled. For a time, 'Made in China' and 'toy safety' have become a focus of international attention.

The quality of toy products directly affects the smooth flow of China's domestic and international toy markets in the increasingly fierce international toy market competition. Therefore, domestic toy enterprises should strictly control product quality and solidly improve product safety and quality.

(a)Finished Product 

(b)Pile fabric or material