Australia: Mandatory safety standard for children’s toys containing magnets Australia is introducing updates to its mandatory safety standard for children’s toys containing magnets. The mandatory standard for toys containing magnets was introduced in 2010 to reduce the risk of serious injury or death from children ingesting small high- powered magnets or magnetic components supplied with children’s toys. The mandatory standard covers requirements...
UK: Updates to the Toys (Safety) Regulations The United Kingdom has published an update to the Toys (Safety) Regulations. The regulatory update bears the name of Draft of The Toys (Safety) (Permitted Uses for Cobalt) (England and Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2026. The objective of the measure is to amend the Toys Regulation following...
Slovenia: Updates to Chemicals Act in relation to childcare articles Slovenia has published regulation on the restriction of CMR 1A/1B substances in childcare articles. The Regulation temporarily restricts the presence of carcinogenic, mutagenic and toxic to reproduction substances of category 1A or 1B (CMR 1A/1B) in childcare products placed on the market in the Republic of Slovenia. It is based on Articles 50 and 51 of the...
EU: New EU Toy Safety Regulation (EU) 2025/2509 published The new Toy Safety Regulation (TSR) (EU) 2025/2509 has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union. It will become fully applicable on 1 August 2030, following a 54-month transition period intended to give manufacturers and other economic operators sufficient time to adapt to...
Australia: Review of the mandatory safety standard for toys containing lead and other elements Australia has announced a limited review of the mandatory safety standard for toys containing lead and other elements. The mandatory standard for toys containing lead and other elements came into effect in 2009 to protect children in Australia from harmful...
EU: New Toy Safety Regulation adopted by the Council The Council has recently given its final approval to the new Toy Safety Regulation, marking a significant update to EU toy safety rules. The new legislation strengthens existing safety standards, enhances protection against harmful chemicals, and introduces digital product passports (DPPs) to improve enforcement and...
EU: Toy safety – amendment to the Toy Safety Directive as regards cobalt The EU Commission is conducting a public consultation with regard to an amendment to the Toy Safety Directive as regards cobalt. Directive 2009/48/EC sets general requirements for substances classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic, or toxic for reproduction (CMR) under Regulation (EC) No...
EU : Updates to EU Toys Directive The EU Commission has published a Draft Commission Directive amending Appendix A of Annex II to Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the safety of toys, as regards cobalt. Th change is about the Inclusion, in Appendix A to Annex II of Directive...
China: New standard for toys China has published a new standard for toys. The name of the standard is National Standard of the P.R.C., General safety requirements for children’s products. It specifies the general safety requirements for products (including trial products and free gifts) designed or intended for use by children under 14 years...
China: Updated safety standards for toys China has recently published several safety standards for toys, these are: National Standard of the P.R.C., Safety of Toys -Part 1: Basic code (available HERE) National Standard of the P.R.C., Safety of Toys -Part 2: Safety of toys – Part 2: Mechanical and physical properties (available HERE) National...
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