EN 71-3:2019+A1:2021 has been published

Time : 2021-06-04 17:25:08

On 14 April 2021, the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) published an amended version of European standard EN 71-3:2019+A1:2021, Safety of toys - Part 3: Migration of certain elements.

The new standard EN 71-3:2019+A1:2021 will be given the status of a national standard and the conflicting national standards will be withdrawn by October 2021 at the latest. The standard is expected to be harmonised under the Toys Safety Directive 2009/48/EC when it is accepted by the European Commission and is published on the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU).

The amendments are related to Aluminium limit and are highlighted as below:

Category I toy materials, Aluminium migration limit changed from 5625 mg/kg to 2250 mg/kg;
Category II toy materials, Aluminium migration limit changed from 1406 mg/kg to 560 mg/kg;
Category III toy materials, Aluminium migration limit changed from 70000 mg/kg to 28130 mg/kg.

EN 71-3:2019+A1:2021 has been published

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