Ensure the safety and quality of the juvenile products you bring to market with SGS.

Childcare equipment and children’s furniture must meet strict safety, quality, and performance requirements. Manufacturers and retailers of products designed and intended for use by parents and carers must navigate a complex array of standards and regulations. Noncompliance poses a risk to end users and to the supply chain.

With a global network of experts and laboratories, we can address the testing, inspection, risk assessment, and technical documentation requirements for products, as well as conduct factory and social audits to ensure your supply chain is compliant.

What are the benefits of SGS’s juvenile product and childcare article services?

• Protect consumers from potential harm
• Protect your brand
• Minimize the risk of costly recalls and customer returns
• Consumer recognition that products meet or exceed the applicable safety standards and regulatory compliance requirements
• Build consumer confidence

Why choose SGS?

Global recognition. Global and local expertise.

Expertise

We actively support the safety standards development process by participating in several ASTM, ISO, and EU work groups. Through our internal juvenile products technical committee, we ensure labs and technical experts are up to date with worldwide regulatory requirements and have harmonized test methods and interpretations.

US JPMA certification

We are a JPMA-approved partner testing laboratory. All our JPMA-approved laboratories are also CPSC-approved for CPSIA testing. Certified products can display the JPMA Certification Seal (on the product and its packaging). This mark is well regarded by consumers as it shows that products have met the highest safety standards.

French Decree 91-1292 type examination

In France, we have been approved to test according to the French Decree on the prevention of risks resulting from the use of childcare articles and we are able to perform type examination.

Notified body status

In addition, we also have four EU Notified Bodies for toys in France, Germany, Netherlands and Turkey.