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TOYS ARE ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST STRINGENTLY REGULATED PRODUCTS.
Children may be seriously injured while playing. You have to ensure children’s products and toys are safe for use.
- Testing Services for Toys, Premiums & Juvenile items
- SGS Advantages
- Products covered
- Standards for Toy Testing
- Other SGS Value-added Services
- Major toy issues: Be up-to-date!
1. Testing Services for Toys, Premiums & Juvenile items
SGS offers a comprehensive range of services:
- Physical & Mechanical Testing
Tensile /static /torque test (EN 71-1), Safety aspects (EN 71-8), ASTM F 963, etc.
- Fitness for Use
- Chemical Testing
- Heavy Metals Determination (EN 71-3)
- EN 71 Parts 4, 5, 7, 11
- EN 71-9 / ASTM F963 section 4.3 (Requirements for Organic Chemical Compounds) More about EN 71-9 Solutions
- Phthalates (Directive 2005/84/EEC)
- RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances in electrically operated toys)
- Microbiological Assessment
- Food Contact
- Flammability Testing
EN 71-2, F 963
- Electric Toy Safety
The standard EN62115:2005 applies on electronic toys: resistance to heat, short-circuit test and 16 CFR 1505 in the USA.
- Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
Trends for Toys are for children’s electronic toys to stimulate and entertain them. Electronic appliances and especially toys must be interference free and electromagnetically compatible (EMC) ; that is the toy should not introduce unacceptable electromagnetic disturbances into its environment (Directive 89/336/EEC and US FCC). More about EMC Solutions
- Food Contact Testing
- Acoustic Testing (EN 71-1)
- WEEE (Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment)
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2. SGS Advantages
- Global capabilities with internationally recognized accreditations: a wide range of services covering quality, safety and performance product issues
- 4 Notified Bodies for Toy Testing within the SGS Group
- SGS is very involved and active in participation in European toy standardization:
- Chair national mirror committee on standardisation of toys (NEN)
- Chair CEN Task group on hazardous magnets in toys (CEN TC 52 WG 3 TG 4)
- Chair CEN Task group on warnings (CEN TC 52 WG 3 TG 5)
- Member CEN standardisation committee on toys (CEN TC 52)
- Member CEN standardisation committee on mechanical and physical properties (CEN TC 52 WG 3)
- SGS is also participating to the Expert Working Group Evaluation of Business Safety Measures in the Toy Supply Chain.
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