Service Overview:

Among the technical regulations related to toys in the UK, the most important one is The Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011. It sets out the safety quality requirements and the conformity assessment procedures for toys. All toys entering the UK market must first meet the regulations of the UK. The specific technical details are determined through the harmonized standards EN 71 series and EN 62115. The EN 71 series standards detail the requirements for physical properties, flammability, labels, etc., while EN 62115 stipulates the relevant safety requirements for electronic toys. In addition, toys must also comply with other UK regulations, such as the UK-REACH regulation, UK-POPs regulation, UK-RoHS directive, etc.

Range of application:

Applicable to all toys, namely those designed for children under the age of 14, or products intended for their play, regardless of whether they are specifically designed for them or intended for their use.

Common inspection regulations/standards:

● The Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011 UK Toy Safety Regulations

● EN 71-1 Safety of toys - Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties

● EN 71-2 Safety of Toys - Part 2 : Flammability

● EN 71-3 Safety of toys - Part 3: Migration of certain elements

● EN 71-4 Safety of toys - Part 4: Experimental sets for chemistry and related activities

● EN 71-5 Safety of toys - Part 5: Chemical toys (sets) other than experimental sets

● EN 71-7 Safety of toys - Part 7: Finger paints - Requirements and test methods

● EN 71-8 Safety of toys - Part 8: Activity toys for domestic use

● EN 71-9 Safety of toys - Part 9: Organic chemical compounds - Requirements

● EN 71-10 Safety of toys - Part 10: Organic chemical compounds - Sample preparation and extraction

● EN 71-11 Safety of toys - Part 11: Organic chemical compounds - Methods of analysis

● EN 71-12 Safety of toys - Part 12: N-Nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable substances

● EN 71-13 Safety of toys - Part 13: Olfactory board games, cosmetic kits and gustative games

● EN 71-14 Safety of toys - Part 14: Trampolines for domestic use

● EN 71-15 Safety of toys - Part 15: Formamide in foam toy materials (content)

● EN 71-16 Safety of toys - Part 16: Certain chlorinated phosphorus flame retardants (TCEP, TCPP, TDCP) in toy materials

● EN 71-17 Safety of toys - Part 17: Certain isothiazolinones (MIT, CIT, BIT) in aqueous toy materials

● EN 71-18 Safety of toys - Part 18: Phenol in aqueous (content) and polymeric (migration) toy materials

● EN 71-19 Safety of toys - Part 19: Migration of bisphenol A from toy materials

● EN 71-20 Safety of toys - Part 20: Microbiological safety of toys containing accessible aqueous media

● EN 62115 Electric Toy Safety