Are your toys manufactured to the latest safety requirements?
British Standards publishes a range of important safety standards that will help manufacturers, designers and suppliers ensure that toys and cycles sold in the European Community are safe for children to play with. Research shows that safety is the most important factor that parents consider when purchasing toys (source: BMRB/Mintel). Read more . . .
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This European Standard, a part of the BS EN 71 series for safety of toys, specifies sample preparation and extraction procedures for establishing the release or content of organic compounds from those toys for which requirements exist in BS EN 71-9.
BS EN 71-10:2005 defines the sample preparation and extraction procedures used to address potential exposure to organic compounds from ingestion, mouthing, inhalation, skin contact with solids and skin and eye contact with liquids.
