Flame Retardants & BPA Requirement on EU Toy Goes into Effect on Dec 21, 2015
Publisher:Admin Source: Date:2015/11/2
On 24 June 2014, the European Union published 2014/81/EU on the Official Journal, the amendment to the Appendix C of Annex II to Directive 2009/48/EC on the safety of toys, added new requirement of Flame Retardants and BPA and goes into effect on 21 December 2015.
The Appendix C of Annex II to Directive 2009/48/EC is added as below:
Specific limit values for chemicals used in toys intended for use by children under 36 months or in other toys intended to be placed in the mouth
Substance | CAS No. | Limit Value |
TCEP | 115-96-8 | 5mg/kg (content limit) |
TCPP | 13674-84-5 | 5mg/kg (content limit) |
TDCP | 13674-87-8 | 5mg/kg (content limit) |
Bisphenol A | 80-05-7 | 0.1 mg/l (migration limit) in accordance with the methods laid down in EN 71-10:2005 and EN 71-11:2005. |