{"id":13013,"date":"2021-12-02T16:35:21","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T08:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/?p=13013"},"modified":"2023-03-23T10:39:53","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T02:39:53","slug":"eu-and-us-chemical-safety-updates-for-toys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/markets\/eu-and-us-chemical-safety-updates-for-toys\/","title":{"rendered":"EU &#038; US Chemical Safety Updates for Toys"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13013\" class=\"elementor elementor-13013\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3765eb3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3765eb3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-926d0c4\" data-id=\"926d0c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4659f3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4659f3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chemical safety of toys has long been a concern of the toy manufacturers. The reason is that toy manufacturing involve different raw materials and chemicals which may potential having the hazardous chemical like heavy metals, phthalates, PAH, formaldehyde, nitrosamine, etc\u2026.Worldwide countries to ensure that toys are safe and non-toxic having regulation to govern the hazardous chemicals. \u00a0<\/p><p>In this article, the recent regulation update of chemical requirement for toys in EU and US markets will be interpreted for details.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fcf2985 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fcf2985\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-123bd15\" data-id=\"123bd15\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1f1761 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1f1761\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. EU Chemical Updates for Toys<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d99c58 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d99c58\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1b57f0\" data-id=\"e1b57f0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6a70fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6a70fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A. Toy Safety Directive Appendix C \u2013 Formaldehyde<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96114f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96114f8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c0d3c5\" data-id=\"0c0d3c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd5cd44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd5cd44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>(EU) 2019\/1929 was published on 20 Nov 2019 to restrict formaldehyde in toys intended for use by children under 36 months or in other toys intended to be placed in the mouth. (Effective on May 21, 2021)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cbccf8c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cbccf8c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68ee955\" data-id=\"68ee955\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0866c95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0866c95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table style=\"height: 78px;\" width=\"479\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"186\"><strong>Substance<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"96\"><strong>Limit Value<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"162\"><strong>Toy Material<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"180\"><strong>Test Method<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"186\">Formaldehyde migration<\/td>\n<td width=\"96\">1.5 mg\/L<\/td>\n<td width=\"162\">Polymeric<\/td>\n<td width=\"180\">EN 71-10:2005 &amp;\n\nEN 71-11:2005<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"186\">Formaldehyde emission<\/td>\n<td width=\"96\">0.1 ml\/m\u00b3<\/td>\n<td width=\"162\">Resin-bonded wood<\/td>\n<td width=\"180\">EN 717-1:2004<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"4\" width=\"186\">Formaldehyde<\/td>\n<td width=\"96\">30 mg\/kg<\/td>\n<td width=\"162\">Textile<\/td>\n<td width=\"180\">EN ISO 14184-1:2011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"96\">30 mg\/kg<\/td>\n<td width=\"162\">Leather<\/td>\n<td width=\"180\">EN ISO 17226-1:2008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"96\">30 mg\/kg<\/td>\n<td width=\"162\">Paper<\/td>\n<td width=\"180\">EN 645:1993 &amp;\n\nEN 1541:2001<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"96\">10 mg\/kg<\/td>\n<td width=\"162\">Water-based<\/td>\n<td width=\"180\">EDQM method<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf8ba50 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf8ba50\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-386fea0\" data-id=\"386fea0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecb4403 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ecb4403\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Note:<\/p><ol><li>Polymeric toy material, actual testing only on melamine-formaldehyde, urea-formaldehyde, polyacetal resin, phenolic resin polymer and rubber.<\/li><li>Water-based material such as finger paint, bubble solution, playdough, and modelling clay will be tested<\/li><li>Resin-bonded wood material, perform first screening by EN 717-3 first. PASS will be issued if no detectable formaldehyde is found. If any detectable formaldehyde is found, EN 717-1 (the chamber method) will be performed for confirmation.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70c9d42 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70c9d42\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e57451\" data-id=\"2e57451\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4108bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4108bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">B. EU Commission Amends 2009\/48\/EC for Aluminium Limits<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f8f832 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f8f832\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bc59d8\" data-id=\"7bc59d8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3803b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3803b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>EU Commission Amends 2009\/48\/EC with respect to Aluminium limits. The limit values for AI have been amended and effective on 20 May 2021. You may also refer to below summary of changes<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7e6424 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7e6424\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ae0772\" data-id=\"2ae0772\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb50862 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb50862\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table width=\"25\"><tbody><tr><td width=\"156\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td><td width=\"156\"><strong>Mg\/kg in dry, brittle, powder-like or pliable toy material<\/strong><\/td><td width=\"156\"><strong>Mg\/kg in liquid or sticky toy material<\/strong><\/td><td width=\"156\"><strong>Mg\/kg in scraped-off toy material<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"156\">Aluminium (current limits)<\/td><td width=\"156\">5,625<\/td><td width=\"156\">1,406<\/td><td width=\"156\">70,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"156\">Aluminium (revised limits)<\/td><td width=\"156\">2,250<\/td><td width=\"156\">560<\/td><td width=\"156\">28,130<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c86115a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c86115a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1825485\" data-id=\"1825485\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e6ae51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e6ae51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>CEN Published EN 71-3:2019+A1:2021 for Migration of Certain Elements in Toys<\/strong><\/p><p>The amendment is expected to be harmonized under the Toy Safety Directive 2009\/48\/EC when it is accepted by the European Commission and announced in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU).<\/p><p><strong>Major Changes in Amendment<\/strong><\/p><p>Modifications to clause 4.2 \u201cSpecific requirements\u201d will include the new migration limits for Aluminium which have been amended by Commission Directive (EU) 2019\/1922 and will be applied from May 20, 2021, under EU Toy Safety Directive.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3c41f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3c41f6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6320099\" data-id=\"6320099\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5164ceb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5164ceb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1b0f62\" data-id=\"e1b0f62\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac00783 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac00783\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><tbody><tr><td width=\"121\">\u00a0<\/td><td colspan=\"3\" width=\"364\"><strong>Migration limit (mg\/kg)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"121\"><strong>Element<\/strong><\/td><td width=\"121\">Category I<\/td><td width=\"121\">Category II<\/td><td width=\"122\">Category III<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"121\"><strong>Aluminium<\/strong><\/td><td width=\"121\">2250<\/td><td width=\"121\">560<\/td><td width=\"122\">28130<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-160854f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"160854f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78cac7c\" data-id=\"78cac7c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d014537 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d014537\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>NOTE : Harmonised standard of EN 71-3 is still 2019 version.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e47bb83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e47bb83\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1763f6\" data-id=\"d1763f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b21a9b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b21a9b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">C. New update of EU food contact 10\/2011 amendment<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b81e13b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b81e13b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39f22a6\" data-id=\"39f22a6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4066d78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4066d78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The European Commission published Regulation (EU) 2020\/1245 to amend Regulation (EU) 10\/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food is effective on 23 March 2021.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76e1c4c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76e1c4c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8c0a87\" data-id=\"b8c0a87\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6464035 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6464035\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Added more metal elements in SM test<\/strong><\/p><table width=\"17\"><tbody><tr><td width=\"112\">\u00a0<\/td><td width=\"505\"><strong>Specific migration limit (SML)<\/strong> <strong>(mg\/kg food or food simulant)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"112\"><strong>Antimony<\/strong><\/td><td width=\"505\">0.04<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"112\"><strong>Arsenic<\/strong><\/td><td width=\"505\"><p>Not Detectable<\/p><p>(Detection Limit = 0.01)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"112\"><strong>Cadmium<\/strong><\/td><td width=\"505\"><p>Not Detectable<\/p><p>(Detection Limit = 0.002)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"112\"><strong>Chromium<\/strong><\/td><td width=\"505\"><p>Not Detectable<\/p><p>(Detection Limit = 0.01, if pre-existing documentary evidence can proof Cr VI in the material is excluded during the entire production process, detection limit of 3.6 mg\/kg can be applied)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"112\"><strong>Europium<\/strong><\/td><td width=\"505\">*0.05<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"112\"><strong>Gadolinium<\/strong><\/td><td width=\"505\">*0.05<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"112\"><strong>Lanthanum<\/strong><\/td><td width=\"505\">*0.05<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"112\"><strong>Lead<\/strong><\/td><td width=\"505\">Not Detectable (Detection Limit = 0.01)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"112\"><strong>Mercury<\/strong><\/td><td width=\"505\">Not Detectable (Detection Limit = 0.01)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"112\"><strong>Terbium<\/strong><\/td><td width=\"505\">*0.05<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e5f47c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e5f47c2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-807359e\" data-id=\"807359e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85c5abc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85c5abc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Specific migration of Primary Aromatic Amines (Annex II)<\/strong><\/p><p>Detection limits for Primary Aromatic Amine (PAA) are revised:<\/p><ul><li>\u2264 0.002 mg\/kg for <u>each PAA listed under REACH Annex XVII Entry 43<\/u> (Appendix 8) and for which no migration limit is specified in Table 1 of Annex I<\/li><li>\u2264 0.01 mg\/kg for the sum of PAAs <u>not listed under REACH Annex XVII Entry 43<\/u> (Appendix 8) and for which no migration limit is specified in Annex I<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c4b821 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c4b821\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d8c1e9\" data-id=\"6d8c1e9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce47d7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce47d7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Overall Migration Testing Condition<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>New testing condition OM 0 (30 mins at 40\u02daC) is introduced for any food contact at cold or ambient temperatures and for a short duration (\u2264 30 minutes)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67145b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67145b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78af0a6\" data-id=\"78af0a6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-763384d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"763384d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Transitional Period<\/p><p>Plastic materials and articles complying with Regulation (EU) No 10\/2011 as applicable before the entry into force of this Regulation, and which were first placed on the market before March 23, 2021 may continue to be placed on the market until September 23, 2022 and remain on the market until the exhaustion of stocks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ddfe90 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ddfe90\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d56570\" data-id=\"7d56570\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5044ff4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5044ff4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">D.\tNew update of Fragrance under EU TSD<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8bef6b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8bef6b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8da06c\" data-id=\"b8da06c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2e751a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2e751a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The European Commission has published Directives (EU) 2020\/2088 and 2020\/2089 to amend Annex II to Toy Safety Directive 2009\/48\/EC regarding the prohibition and labelling of allergenic fragrances in toys.<\/p><p>Member states shall apply the amendments from July 5, 2022.<\/p><p><strong>Summary of the Amendment:<\/strong><\/p><p>List of prohibited allergenic fragrance extended (from 55 to 58 allergenic fragrances)<\/p><ul><li>Add 3 allergenic fragrances<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8aeee3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8aeee3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2a55f0\" data-id=\"d2a55f0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ee6fa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ee6fa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"04\"><strong>Name of allergenic fragrances<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><strong>CAS Number<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"504\">Atranol (2.6-Dihydroxy-4methyl-benxaldehyde)<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">526-37-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"504\">Chloroatranol (3-Chloro-2.6-Dihydroxy-4-methyl-benzaldehyde)<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">5707-21-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"504\">Methyl heptane carbonate<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">111-12-6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50f52f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50f52f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e2bf6c\" data-id=\"1e2bf6c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-198054a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"198054a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Presence of traces of these fragrances shall be allowed provided that such presence is technically unavoidable under good manufacturing practice and does not exceed 100 mg\/kg.<\/p><p>List of allergenic fragrances which require labelling extended (from 11 to 71 allergenic fragrances)<\/p><ul><li>Add 61 allergenic fragrances<\/li><li>Add 2 CAS no. to Citronellol (111-12-6) as it becomes a prohibited allergenic fragrance<\/li><\/ul><p>If the fragrance is added to a toy or its component at a concentration exceeding 100 mg\/kg, the name of the allergenic fragrances shall be labelled on the toy &amp; on an affixed label &amp; on the packaging, or in an accompanying leaflet.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/TXT\/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.L_.2020.423.01.0053.01.ENG&amp;toc=OJ%3AL%3A2020%3A423%3ATOC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Commission Directive (EU) 2020\/2028\u00a0<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/TXT\/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.L_.2020.423.01.0058.01.ENG&amp;toc=OJ%3AL%3A2020%3A423%3ATOC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Commission Directive (EU) 2020\/2029<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d3b922 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d3b922\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b33512\" data-id=\"6b33512\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5051dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5051dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">E.\tEU Restricts Aniline Under Toy Safety Directive Appendix C<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7db539a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7db539a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2512793\" data-id=\"2512793\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3f0313 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3f0313\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>European Commission published (EU) 2021\/903 to restrict aniline in certain toy materials in Jun 2021. The Directive introduce new limit values for aniline in textile, leather toy materials and finger paints under Appendix C to Annex II of the Toy Safety Directive 2009\/48\/EC with effective date 5 Dec, 2022. Limit values for aniline (CAS no. 62-53-3) used in toys intended for use by children under 36 months or in other toys intended to be placed in the mouth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a464728 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a464728\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b6a7e1\" data-id=\"6b6a7e1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dd0230 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4dd0230\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"20\"><strong>Substance<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"504\"><strong>Limit Value<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"120\">Anline<\/td>\n<td width=\"504\">30 mg\/kg after reductive cleavage in textile toy materials<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"120\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"504\">30 mg\/kg after reductive cleavage in finger paints<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"120\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"504\">10 mg\/kg as free aniline in finger paints<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b73d8f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b73d8f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b26c7b4\" data-id=\"b26c7b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5627817 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5627817\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Note: Textile and leather material of aniline can be covered by azo dye testing reference to EN ISO 14362-1 and EN ISO 17234-1. Finger painting can be well covered by EN 71- 7<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c74ff6b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c74ff6b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-330c1dd\" data-id=\"330c1dd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dda0185 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dda0185\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">F. EU harmonized standard for toys testing<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4159ce1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4159ce1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb82d4d\" data-id=\"eb82d4d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9042d87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9042d87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>European Commission published (EU) 2021\/867 to announce an updated complete list of harmonised standards in support of Toy Safety Directive 2009\/48\/EC in May 2021<\/p><p>The new version of standards EN 71-7:2014+A3:2020, EN 71-12:2016 are now listed as the harmonised standards under Toy Safety Directive (Note: BV can offer the most updated harmonized testing of EN 71 part 7 and part 12)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d633ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d633ee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e869902\" data-id=\"e869902\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63140da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63140da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"2\"><strong>No<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"582\"><strong>Reference of the standard<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"42\">1<\/td>\n<td width=\"582\">EN 71-1:2014+A1:2018 Safety of Toys \u2013 Part I: Mechanical and physical properties<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"42\">2<\/td>\n<td width=\"582\">EN 71-2:2011+A1:2014 Safety of Toys \u2013 Part 2: Flammability<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"42\">3<\/td>\n<td width=\"582\">EN 71-3:2019 Safety of Toys \u2013 Part 3: Migration of certain elements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"42\">4<\/td>\n<td width=\"582\">EN 71-4:2013 Safety of Toys \u2013 Part 4: Experimental sets for chemistry and related activities<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"42\">5<\/td>\n<td width=\"582\">EN 71-5:2015 Safety of Toys \u2013 Part 5: Chemical Toys (sets) other than experimental sets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"42\">6<\/td>\n<td width=\"582\"><strong>EN 71-7:2014+A3:2020 Safety of Toys \u2013 Part 7: Finger paints \u2013 Requirements and test methods<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"42\">7<\/td>\n<td width=\"582\">EN 71-8:2018 Safety of Toys \u2013 Part 8: Activity toys for domestic use<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"42\">8<\/td>\n<td width=\"582\"><strong>EN 71-12:2016 Safety of Toys \u2013 Part 12: N-Nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable substances<\/strong>\n\nInformative note: The limit values in point a) of Table 2 of clause 4.2 of standard \u201cEN 71-12:2016 Safety of Toys \u2013 Part 12: N-Nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable substances\u201d are lower than the limit values to be complied with set in point 8 of part III of Annex II to Directive 2009\/48\/EC in particular those values are as follows:\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\">Substance<\/td>\n<td width=\"189\">Standard EN 71-12:2016<\/td>\n<td width=\"189\">Directive 2009\/48\/EC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\">N-nitrosamines<\/td>\n<td width=\"189\">0.01 mg\/kg<\/td>\n<td width=\"189\">0.05 mg\/kg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\">N-nitrosatable<\/td>\n<td width=\"189\">0.1 mg\/kg<\/td>\n<td width=\"189\">1 mg\/kg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"42\">9<\/td>\n<td width=\"582\">EN 71-13:2014 Safety of Toys \u2013 Part 13: Olfactory board games, cosmetic kits and gustative games<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"42\">10<\/td>\n<td width=\"582\">EN 71-14:2018 Safety of Toys \u2013 Part 14: Trampolines for domestic use<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a993424 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a993424\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-726a817\" data-id=\"726a817\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e634ba7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e634ba7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Note: Our position of EN 71-12 adopt to 2016 version, for type (a) product below when failure EN 71-12 : 2016 requirement but data is still below 2009\/48\/ EC level of nitrosamine.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f98b606 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f98b606\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ac5c74\" data-id=\"7ac5c74\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a96c185 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a96c185\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to EN 71-12:2016, requirement for Elastomers<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c114aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c114aa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb34969\" data-id=\"eb34969\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93029c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93029c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>Product Type<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"134\"><strong>N-Nitrosamines<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>N-Nitrosatable Substances<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"282\">Toys intended for use by children under 36 months and intended or likely to be ok placed into the month<\/td>\n<td width=\"134\">0.01mg\/kg in total<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">0.1 mg\/kg in total as N-Nitrosamines after Nitrosation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ffe7fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ffe7fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00631b1\" data-id=\"00631b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7066e8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7066e8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>EN 71-12:2016 Safety of Toys \u2013 Part 12: N-Nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable substances<\/p><p>Informative notes: The limit values in standard \u201cEN 71-12:2016 Safety of Toys \u2013 Part 12: N-Nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable substances\u2019 are lower than the limit values to be complied with set in point 8 of part III of Annex II to Directive 2009\/48\/EC. In particular those values are as follows:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-593e7a5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"593e7a5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c3a0c8\" data-id=\"6c3a0c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-760a468 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"760a468\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"08\"><strong>Substance<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>Standard EN 71-12:2016<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>Directive 2009\/48\/EC<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">N-nitrosamines<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">0.01 mg\/kg<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">0.05 mg\/kg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">N-nitrosatable<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">0.1 mg\/kg<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">1 mg\/kg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb502de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb502de\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cfa25ca\" data-id=\"cfa25ca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bd6385 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0bd6385\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. US &amp; Canada Chemical Updates for Toys\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b27c9b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b27c9b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-074322c\" data-id=\"074322c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e10c3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e10c3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A.\tUS state - Massachusetts Restricts Flame Retardants in Bedding, Furniture, Window Treatments, Carpeting and Children\u2019s Products<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6510549 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6510549\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69ed81e\" data-id=\"69ed81e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eab0ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6eab0ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><strong><em>Scope of products included under the state law<\/em><\/strong><\/li><li>Covered products: bedding (mattress pad, sheeting, pillow, comforter, blanket, sleeping bag or any other stuffed article for reclining or sleeping),<\/li><li>Window treatments (curtain, shades, blinds),<\/li><li>Carpeting (fabric floor covering including padding),<\/li><li>Residential upholstered furniture, seating or other upholstered products<\/li><li>Children\u2019s product, a consumer product intended made or marketed for use by children 12 years of age or under.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><strong><em>The following chemical flame retardants are restricted under the law<\/em><\/strong><\/li><li>Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP)<\/li><li>Tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP)<\/li><li>Antimony trioxide<\/li><li>Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD)<\/li><li>Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)-3,4,5,6-tetrabromophthalate (TBPH)<\/li><li>2-EthylhexY1-2,3,4,5-tetrabromobenzoate (TBB)<\/li><li>Chlorinated paraffins<\/li><li>Tris (1-chloro-2-propyl)phosphate (TCPP)<\/li><li>PentaBDE, \u2022 OctaBDE, \u2022 Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA)<\/li><\/ul><p>The law restricts the chemicals used as follows: \u201cA manufacturer or retailer shall not sell, offer or manufacture for sale, distribute a covered product, except for inventory manufactured prior to December 31, 2021, that contains any of the chemical flame retardants or a chemical analogue the total weight of which exceeds 1,000 ppm.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-357be26 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"357be26\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3051b5\" data-id=\"f3051b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6bb802 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d6bb802\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">B.\tCanada Seeking Comments on Proposed Regulation Amending Surface Coating Materials Regulations<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac55ae7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac55ae7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00233d1\" data-id=\"00233d1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09c5174 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09c5174\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Health Canada is proposing the Regulations Amending to modify the Surface Coating Materials Regulation under CCPSA<\/p><p>Canada expects that most products on the Canadian market already comply with the proposed amendments. The proposal would benefit industry by improving aligning with the US regulations, thereby, reducing regulatory testing.<\/p><p><strong>Key proposed changes include:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Expands the meaning of a surface coating to include surface coating materials that do not \u201cdry\u201d on application, such as powder coatings that are applied electrostatically, and other decorative surface coating materials that may be applied to products during manufacture, such as stickers, decals or films that can be removed from the surface.<\/li><li>Expands the 90 mg\/kg total lead limit in surface coating materials applied, to ALL furniture, not just children\u2019s furniture as currently required. This will align with the US requirement of 16 CFR 1303.<\/li><li>Removes the heavy metal restriction on inaccessible materials and the soluble heavy metal test method and allows the use of ASTM F963 or EN71-3 test method.<\/li><li>Provides clarity that the Surface Coating Materials Regulations apply to Expansion Gates and Expandable Enclosures Regulations. And consistency regarding the Surface Coating Materials Regulations across the Toys Regulations, the Expansion Gates and Expandable Enclosures Regulations, the Cribs, Cradles and Bassinets Regulations and the Playpens Regulations.<\/li><\/ul><p>NOTE : Health Canada is proposing that the regulations come into force on the 180th day after the regulations are published in the Canada Gazette, Part II. Comments regarding the proposed regulations will be accepted until July 3, 2021.<\/p><p>Click the below link for proposed regulation and background information: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gazette.gc.ca\/rp-pr\/p1\/2021\/2021-04-24\/html\/reg1-eng.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.gazette.gc.ca\/rp-pr\/p1\/2021\/2021-04-24\/html\/reg1-eng.html<\/a><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10a1d1b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10a1d1b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72ba3cf\" data-id=\"72ba3cf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d5af7f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9d5af7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a2ab9c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a2ab9c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65fb1fe\" data-id=\"65fb1fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20429a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20429a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Recommendations from Bureau Veritas:<\/strong><\/p><p>The safety of classical &amp; juvenile products is the most prior concern for consumers, especially parents. To protect children from hazardous chemicals and minimize the risk of being recalled, it is suggested to gain an authorized certificate of related tests.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70150e6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70150e6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e160cf6\" data-id=\"e160cf6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5dee8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"e5dee8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/BV-600x528.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Content contributor: Business Development of Bureau Veritas Consumer \" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContent contributor: Business Development of Bureau Veritas Consumer \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Products Services Hong Kong (All rights reserved)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-06cfd9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"06cfd9e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7deeeb5\" data-id=\"7deeeb5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53adf45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53adf45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bureau Veritas is an authorized lab to deliver the above certification, all the mentioned testing method and other international testing, inspection\/audit and certification. 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