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EN71 Toys Directive Toys
In order to ensure the safety of products, different regions have formulated safety standards to implement strict testing and production process control at different stages of product production. Among them, European standards are the most widely used. Any product that goes to Europe will inevitably go through the strict testing of the EN71 standard, and toys are no exception. The most commonly used ones are Torque& Tension, Drop Test, Impact Test, and compression Test.
The Toys Directive applies to any product or material that is designed or intended to be played by children under the age of 14 and, if charged, must not exceed 24V.
If a toy product is legally sold in the EU, it must meet the requirements of the Toy Directive 88/378/EEC and be marked with the CE mark. The division of age groups according to different toy product categories;
1. From birth to 18 months
2. From 19 months to 36 months
3. From birth to 36 months
4. More than 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
EN71 standard and test items
EN 71 Part 1
1. EN 71 Part 1:2005+A9:2009-physical &mechanical Test physical and mechanical test
(a)Without Sound module
(b)With Sound module sound toy
(c)Earphone with Sound
(d)7000 Cycles Switch Test for Chest
(e)Ride-on Toys
(f) Mouth-actuated Toys
Physical and mechanical properties This part mainly includes drop detection, small parts detection, sharp edge detection, tension detection, pressure detection, seam detection, ear nose and eye tension, torsion detection, etc. General requirements for the physical test section:
EN 71 Part 2
2. EN 71 Part 2:1993-flammability Test Flammability Test
(a) Finished Product
(b) Pile fabric or material pile fabric or pile material
EN 71 Part 3
3. EN 71 Part 3:1994-Toxic Elements Test (19 Toxic Elements Results)
Toxic metal dissolution test (test results of 19 toxic metal elements)
Lead, mercury, cadmium, chromium, arsenic, selenium, barium, antimony, etc.
EN 71 Part 4
4. EN 71 Part 4: Experimental Set for Chemistry
EN 71 Part 5
5. EN 71 Part 5:Chemisty Toys(Sets) Other than Experimental Sets
EN 71 Part 6
6. EN 71 Part 6: Graphical Symbol for Age Warning Labelling
EN 71 Part 7
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 acid-base
(h)Product information & Container
EN 71 Part 8
8. Rocking, sliding and similar toys for indoor and outdoor home entertainment
EN 71 Part 9
9. General requirements for organic compounds in toys
EN71-9 General requirements for organic compounds - specifies the total migration of toxic compounds present in each toy or toy material in the following exposure modes: mouth contact; ingestion possible; skin contact; eye contact; inhalation.
Products within the scope of the standard include toys designed for children under the age of 3 (as these toys may be chewed in the mouth), and products designed for older children (these products may come into contact with children's mouths) , skin or inhaled by children.)
Specific product or toy components within the scope of the standard include:
Toys that may be chewed in the mouth by children under the age of 3
Toys or easy-to-reach toy parts that children under the age of three play with their hands and should weigh less than or equal to 150 grams,
Toys and accessible toy parts for children under three years of age
Oral contact parts of mouth-action toys
Toys worn on the mouth or nose
Toys that children can enter
Parts of a composition device used as a toy or applied in a toy
Indoor toys and accessible toy parts
Outdoor toys and accessible toy parts
Toys or toy parts designed to imitate food
May leave traces of solid toy material
Colored liquids that are easily accessible in toys
Colorless liquids that are easily accessible in toys
Model clay, toy clay or similar products, other than chemical toys mentioned in EN 71-5
Balloon manufacturing parts
Mimic Totem with Adhesive
imitation jewelry
Restricted substances are particularly broad and include flame retardants, colorants, aromatic amines, monomeric substances, solvent migration, respirable solvents, wood preservatives (indoor and outdoor), other preservatives, and plasticizers.
EN 71 Part 10
10. Sample preparation and extraction of organic compounds
EN 71 Part 11
11. Analysis methods of organic compounds
As a major country in the production and export of toys, China's toy products have been selling well all over the world. However, since Mattel, the world's largest toy manufacturer, recalled a large number of toy products produced in my country, resulting in the suicide of the chairman of Foshan Lida Toys Factory, the incident has continued. With the news of repeated recalls of Chinese-made toy products, 'Made in China' and 'toy safety' have become a focus of international attention.
The quality of toy products, in the increasingly fierce competition in the international toy market, directly affects the smoothness of domestic and foreign markets for toys in my country. Therefore, domestic toy companies should strictly control product quality and improve product safety and quality.