EN 71-9:2005
(Main)Safety of toys - Part 9: Organic chemical compounds - Requirements
Safety of toys - Part 9: Organic chemical compounds - Requirements
This Part 9 of the document EN 71 for safety of toys specifies requirements for the migration or content of certain hazardous organic chemical compounds from/in certain toys and toy materials (see Table 1) by the following exposure routes:
- mouthing
- ingestion
- skin contact
- eye contact
- inhalation
when used as intended or in a foreseeable way, bearing in mind the normal behaviour of children and the function and design of the toy.
This document does not contain requirements for chemical toys, experimental sets or finger-paints, which are addressed by other parts of EN 71.
Packaging materials used with toys are not within the scope of the document unless they form part of the toy or have intended play value.
Sicherheit von Spielzeug - Teil 9: Organisch-chemische Verbindungen - Anforderungen
Sécurité des jouets - Partie 9 : Composés organiques chimiques - Exigences
La présente Partie (9) du document EN 71 relative à la sécurité des jouets spécifie des exigences concernant la migration de certains composés organiques chimiques dangereux provenant des jouets et matériaux-jouets ou la teneur de certains composés organiques chimiques dangereux présents dans ces jouets et matériaux jouets (voir Tableau 1), par les voies d’exposition suivantes.
- mise en bouche ;
- ingestion ;
- contact avec la peau ;
- contact avec l’œil ;
- inhalation ;
lors d’une utilisation normale ou prévisible du jouet, en tenant compte du comportement normal des enfants ainsi que de la fonction et de la conception du jouet.
La présente norme ne contient aucune exigence relative aux jouets chimiques, aux coffrets d'expérience ou aux peintures au doigt qui sont traités par d’autres parties de l’EN 71.
Les emballages utilisés avec les jouets n'entrent pas dans le domaine d'application de ce document, sauf s'ils font partie du jouet ou possèdent une valeur ludique.
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-junij-2005
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Safety of toys - Part 9: Organic chemical compounds - Requirements
Sicherheit von Spielzeug - Teil 9: Organisch-chemische Verbindungen - Anforderungen
Sécurité des jouets - Partie 9 : Composés organiques chimiques - Exigences
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 71-9:2005
ICS:
97.200.50 ,JUDþH Toys
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 71-9
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
February 2005
ICS 97.200.50
English version
Safety of toys - Part 9: Organic chemical compounds -
Requirements
Sécurité des jouets - Partie 9: Composés chimiques Sicherheit von Spielzeug - Teil 9: Organisch-chemische
organiques - Exigences Verbindungen - Anforderungen
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 15 November 2004.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
standards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CEN member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the official
versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
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Contents Page
Foreword.3
Introduction .4
1 Scope .6
2 Normative references .6
3 Terms and definitions .6
4 Requirements.7
4.1 Limits (see A.4) .7
4.2 Liquids in toys (see A.5) .8
4.3 Formaldehyde (see A.6) .8
4.4 Methods of analysis (see A.7) .8
Annex A (informative) Rationale .13
A.1 General.13
A.2 Accessible liquid (see 3.2).13
A.3 Polymeric (see 3.6) .13
A.4 Limits (see 4.1).13
A.5 Liquids in toys (see 4.2) .14
A.6 Formaldehyde (see 4.3).14
A.7 Methods of analysis (see 4.4).14
A.8 Colourants and primary aromatic amines (see Table 1, Table 2 B and Table 2 C).14
A.9 Applicable limit tables (see Table 1).15
A.10 Limit tables (see Tables 2 A to 2 I).15
A.11 Toys containing cosmetic components .16
Annex B (informative) Conformity assessment .17
Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard addressing essential requirements or
other provisions of EU Directives.18
Bibliography .19
Tables of 4.4
Table 1 – Applicable limit tables
Table 2 A – Flame retardants
Table 2 B – Colourants
Table 2 C – Primary aromatic amines
Table 2 D – Monomers (migration)
Table 2 E – Solvents (migration)
Table 2 F – Solvents (inhalation)
Table 2 G a) and b) – Wood preservatives
Table 2 H – Preservatives (other than wood preservatives)
Table 2 I – Plasticisers (migration)
Foreword
This document (EN 71-9:2005) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 52 “Safety of Toys”, the
secretariat of which is held by DS.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by August 2005, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at
the latest by August 2005.
This standard constitutes part 9 of the European Standard on Safety of Toys.
This part should be read in conjunction with parts 10 and 11.
This document defines contact routes and specifies limits for the migration or content of certain chemical
compounds in toys.
This document contains three annexes:
- Annex A (informative) Rationale
- Annex B (informative) Conformity assessment
- Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard addressing essential requirements or other
provisions of EU Directives.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
and United Kingdom.
Introduction
The document EN 71 for safety of toys consists of the following parts.
Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties
Part 2: Flammability
Part 3: Migration of certain elements
Part 4: Experimental sets for chemistry and related activities
Part 5: Chemical toys (sets) other than experimental sets
Part 6: Graphical symbols for age warning labelling
Part 7: Finger paints – Requirements and test methods
Part 8: Swings, slides and similar activity toys for indoor and outdoor family domestic use
Part 9: Organic chemical compounds – Requirements
Part 10: Organic chemical compounds – Sample preparation and extraction
Part 11: Organic chemical compounds – Methods of analysis
The documents EN 71-9, prEN 71-10 and prEN 71-11 were mandated by the European Commission (M/229)
to address the risks presented by organic compounds in toys by taking into account the potential exposure
and toxicological effects of those substances considered to present the greatest risk to health.
This document gives requirements for organic compounds in certain toys and toy materials. In drafting the
document, CEN/TC 52 considered the risks associated with more than 650 organic compounds. It was
recognized that not all potentially hazardous organic compounds could be addressed. The Commission
further restricted the Mandate to substances classified as dangerous under Council Directive 67/548/EEC.
This document, therefore, supports but does not reduce the responsibility of toy manufacturers, importers and
suppliers for ensuring that the use of other substances will not endanger the health whilst playing with toys as
intended or in a reasonably foreseeable way. In addition, there should be no exposure to children from toys,
in amounts which may harm their health, of organic chemical substances which are classified by other
relevant statutes as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction and for which no requirements are
specified in this document.
Future editions of this document will address additional organic compounds. It might be useful for
manufacturers of toys to consider the risk assessments carried out during the drafting of this document and
published as part of a CEN report which supports the standard. Users of this document are reminded that
compliance with the standard can only provide presumption of conformity with the essential safety
requirements of the Toys Safety Directive in respect of the substances addressed.
This part should be read in conjunction with prEN 71-10, which describes sample preparation and extraction
procedures, and prEN 71-11, which specifies methods of analysis.
At the date of publication, the standard does not specify requirements for chemical compounds which are
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prohibited in toys by Council Directive 76/769/EEC of 27 July 1976, as amended, on restrictions on the
marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations.
This document takes into account the opinion of the Toxicology Section of the Scientific Advisory Committee
published in 1992 (EUR 13976) which recommended that certain groups of chemical compounds used in toys
and toy materials need to be given special attention. In drafting this document CEN/TC 52 has considered
organic chemicals that can be classified within the following groups:
Solvents
Preservatives
Plasticisers (excluding phthalate plasticisers)
Flame retardants
Monomers
Phthalate plasticisers were specifically excluded from the scope of mandate M/229.
Biocides (wood preservatives)
Processing aids
Colouring agents
During the development of this document, CEN/TC 52 has considered the requirements set out in Council
Directive 82/711/EEC as amended and its supporting standards.
1 Scope
This Part 9 of the document EN 71 for safety of toys specifies requirements for the migration or content of
certain hazardous organic chemical compounds from/in certain toys and toy materials (see Table 1) by the
following exposure routes:
- mouthing
- ingestion
- skin contact
- eye contact
- inhalation
when used as intended or in a foreseeable way, bearing in mind the normal behaviour of children and the
function and design of the toy.
This document does not contain requirements for chemical toys, experimental sets or finger-paints, which are
addressed by other parts of EN 71.
Packaging materials used with toys are not within the scope of the document unless they form part of the toy
or have intended play value.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 71-1:1998, Safety of toys - Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties
EN 71-5, Safety of toys – Part 5: Chemical toys (sets) other than experimental sets
prEN 71-10:, Safety of toys – Organic chemical compounds – Sample preparation and extraction
prEN 71-11, Safety of toys – Organic chemical compounds – Methods of analysis
EN 645, Paper and board intended to come into contact with foodstuffs – Preparation of a cold water extract
EN 717-3, Wood-based panels – Determination of formaldehyde release – Part 3: Formaldehyde release by
the flask method
EN 1541, Paper and board intended to come into contact with foodstuffs - Determination of formaldehyde in
an aqueous extract
EN ISO 787-9, General methods of test for pigments and extenders – Part 9: Determination of pH value of
aqueous suspension (ISO 787-9:1981)
EN ISO 14184-1, Textiles – Determination of formaldehyde – Part 1: Free and hydrolysed formaldehyde
(water extraction method) (ISO 14184-1:1998)
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
accessible
contact with the articulated probe when tested in accordance with the ‘accessibility-of-a-part-or-component’
test in EN 71-1
3.2 (see A.2)
accessible liquid
liquid in or on a toy or accompanying a toy to which the child is likely to become exposed during normal or
foreseeable use of the toy (e.g. liquid paints, bubble liquids, ink in pens, liqui
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