EU Releases Test Methods for Phenol and Bisphenol A in Toys
On 18 December 2024, the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) published the following two new European harmonized standards (EN) relating to testing for the compliance of the Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC:
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Reference |
Title |
This EN specifies requirements and test methods for |
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EN 71-18:2024 |
Safety of toys - Part 18: Phenol in aqueous (content) and polymeric (migration) toy materials |
determining the concentration of phenol in aqueous toy materials and for migration of phenol from polymeric toy materials. |
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EN 71-19:2024 |
Safety of toys - Part 19: Migration of bisphenol A from toy materials |
migration of bisphenol A from toy materials |
Both ENs are applicable to toys intended for use by children under 36 months or other toys intended to be placed in the mouth.
Substantial Differences to EN 71-10:2005
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Standards |
Bottle containing the sample and water |
Rate |
At temperature |
Duration |
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EN 71-18:2024, EN 71-19:2024 |
Placed upright on a horizontal shaker |
Shaken at: (150 ± 10) cycles / min |
(37 ± 2)°C (body temperature) |
180 to 187 minutes |
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EN 71-10:2005 |
To be rotated |
Rotated at: (60 ± 5) rpm |
(20 ± 2)°C (room temperature) |
60 ± 5 minutes |
Therefore, applying the new standards will give different test results from using the existing EN 71-10:2005 “Safety of toys - Part 10: Organic chemicalcompounds - Sample preparation and extraction”.
Citation in OJEU
No citation expected for Directive 2009/48/EC.
Effective Date
The effective date timelines are the same for both ENs.
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Date of |
When |
As Latest Date by Which |
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Announcement (DOA) |
31 March 2025 |
The EN has to be announced at national level |
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Publication (DOP) |
30 June 2025 |
The EN has to be implemented at national level (by an identical national standard or by endorsement) |
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Withdrawal (DOW) |
30 June 2025 |
National standards conflicting with the EN have to be withdrawn |
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