Eurofins Product Testing - Toys

Legal background of toy testing

The Toys Directive intends to guarantee that any toys placed on the European market will not have any negative impact on safety and health of children. For this purpose the CE mark has to be placed on all toys sold in any member state of the EU, showing compliance with the European Toys Safety Directive (2009/48/EC). The criteria for granting this CE mark are defined in a series of European standards, EN 71, parts 1 to 11. Depending on the subject, also the EN 62115 for electrical toys must be considered. The ASTM F963 standard lists methods for the safety assessment of toys for compliance with US legislation.

What we do for you - exemplary tests we perform:

EN 71 standard series conformity assessment for all toys

CE marking

CSPIA

Physical-mechanical requirements

Flammability

Migration of certain elements

Organic chemicals
Lead and Cadmium content

Nickel release

Total cadmium

Lead in paint

Radio

Conformity assessment

RoHS

  • Pre testing screening
  • Mechanical sample preparation
  • Chemical analysis of one metal (Cd, Pb, Hg)
  • Chemical analysis of hexavalent chromium,
  • Chemical analysis of PBB / PBDE

ASTM F963 conformity assessment

  • Mechanical & physical clauses
  • Flammability clauses
  • Toxicity clauses - per material
  • Total lead content - per material

Experimental sets for chemistry

Labelling checks

Blue Angel for wooden toys

Formaldehyde from wooden toys

Electrical toys - EN 62115 conformity assessment

Finger paints

Azodyes on textiles

Fastness to sweat and saliva

Phthalates

LED, Lasers - classification

Swings, slides and similar activity toys

Non-harmonized frequencies notification

Eurofins Product Testing A/S in Denmark now is accredited by US Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC for testing lead in paint in accordance with standard 16 C.F.R. 1303, click here for details.

These tests are relevant within the frame of Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act - CSPIA.
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Contact a Toy Testing expert today !

Toy Testing Competence Center UK
Toy Testing Competence Center Italy
Toy Testing Competence Center Denmark

+44 161 868 7600
+39 335 747 02 87
+45 70 22 42 76

or via eMail: toys@eurofins.com
or contact our national organisation in your country.