EN71-3 Toy Safety - Part 3: Chemical performance testing, testing for 19 heavy metal elements, including antimony, arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury, tin, etc.

EU Toy EN71-3:2013 Test, 19 Specific Element Migration Tests, and Toy Heavy Metal Testing. Recently, the EU official gazette has officially published guidelines on EN71-3:2013. This means that from July 20, 2013, toy products that comply with EN71-3:2013 will assume compliance with the specific chemical element migration requirements of the EU Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC. According to the level of potential intake by children, toy materials are divided into the following three categories (see Table 1 for details): the first category: dry, fragile, powdered or flexible toy materials; Type 2: Liquid and adhesive toy materials; Category 3: Toy materials that can be scraped off.

The test subjects include 19 chemical elements (among which trivalent chromium and hexavalent chromium, organic tin and tin elements are counted separately, so it can also be said to be 17 elements). Retained the original 8 elements (chromium, divided into the two different valence states mentioned above), and added another 9 different elements.

The EN71-3 standard is a comprehensive guide on the safety of children's toys, Part III: Limit of Hazardous Substances, covering testing methods, limit requirements, hazardous substance lists, and labeling requirements. By interpreting this standard in detail, it can help manufacturers ensure the quality and safety of toy materials, and ensure the health and safety of children.