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U.K. Updates Toy Safety Standards: Key Regulatory Changes to Note

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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

 

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@AQM BD.com for expert consultancy.

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