On 22 June 2023, the United Kingdom Department for Business and Trade rolled out a revised set of standards pertaining to toy safety. These modifications were effective immediately from the date of their announcement.
At the core of these updates is the adjustment to toy standards EN71-13. This specifically concerns updating olfactory board games, cosmetic kits, and gustative games to their most recent versions.
List of Published Standards
| List of references of standards published as of 22/06/2023 | ||
| No. | Standards | Title |
| 1 | EN 71-1:2014+A1:2018 | Safety of toys – Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties |
| 2 | EN 71-2:2020 | Safety of toys — Part 2: Flammability |
| 3 | EN 71-3:2019+A1:2021 | Safety of toys — Part 3: Migration of certain elements |
| 4 | EN 71-4:2020 | Safety of toys — Part 4: Experimental sets for chemistry and related activities |
| 5 | EN 71-5:2015 | Safety of toys – Part 5: Chemical toys (sets) other than experimental sets |
| 6 | EN 71-7:2014+A3:2020 | Safety of toys – Part 7: Finger paints – Requirements and test method |
| 7 | EN 71-8:2018 | Safety of toys – Part 8: Activity toys for domestic use |
| 8 | EN 71-12:2016 | Safety of toys — Part 12: N-Nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable substances |
| 9 | EN 71-13:2021+A1:2022 | Safety of toys – Part 13: Olfactory board games, cosmetic kits and gustative games |
| 10 | EN71-14:2018 | Safety of toys – Part 14: Trampolines for domestic use |
| 11 | Electric toys – Safety
EN 62115:2005 EN 62115:2005/A2:2011 EN 62115:2005/A11:2012 EN 62115:2005/A12:2015 EN 62115:2005/A2:2011/AC:2011 EN 62115:2005/A11:2012/AC:2013 |
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Please note that this information is taken from the United Kingdom Department for Business and Trade notice of publication dated 22 June 2023. You may find the complete list of published standards and updates in the official announcement.
Should these changes affect your business operations, we invite you to contact us at inquiry@hqts.com for expert consultancy.
