UK Publishes Updated Standard References in Support of the Toys (Safety) Regulations

On 22 October 2026, the UK Department for Business and Trade (DBT) published Notice 0143/26 to amend references to standards for toys in support of the UK Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1881) (the Notice).

Changes

Updated Standard List after Amendments

Following this Notice, the following standards will confer a presumption of conformity with the corresponding essential requirements in S.I. 2011/1881:

The list of standardreferences

(The changes introduced by this Notice are highlighted in bold)

Notes:
(i) Restriction: As regards clauses 3.19 (definition of ‘driving mechanism’) and 4.15.1 for wave rollers (a ride-on toy in which the child is seated, the steering and propulsion of which are controlled with the feet, and which has wheels within reach during use), designated standard EN 71-1:2014+A1:2018 does not confer a presumption of conformity with the essential safety requirements set out in regulation 5(2) and Part I, paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 of S.I. 2011/1881.

(ii) EN 71-3:2019+A1:2021 will continue to apply until 16 June 2027.

(iii) The limit values in point a) of Table 2 of clause 4.2 of standard ‘EN 71-12:2016 Safety of toys — Part 12: N-Nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable substances’ are lower than the limit values set out in point 8 of part III of Annex II to S.I. 2011/1881that must be complied with. In particular those values are detailed in the following table:

(iv) EN 71-13:2021+A1:2022 will continue to apply until 16 June 2027.

(v) The presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the Toys (Safety) Regulations, as provided for in those Regulations, applies through application of the above standards.

The content of this note has been brought to the attention of the relevant standard committee with respect to toys containing or supplied with button and coin type batteries to consider the additional measures for the next revision of the standard.

In the meantime, users of EN 62115 are encouraged to follow the additional voluntary measures below for any toys that contain a coin or button battery:

(a) For button and coin batteries –provide appropriate warnings on the packaging of toys, indicating the presence and hazards associated with such batteries, as well as actions to be taken in the event of a battery being swallowed or inserted into the body. Consideration should also be given to an appropriate graphical symbol to accompany these warnings.

(b) Where practical and appropriate placing a pictorial warning and/or hazard marking on toys containing a button or coin battery.

(c) Provide information in the toy’s accompanying instruction manual (or on its packaging) about the symptoms of button or coin battery ingestion and the need to seek immediate medical attention in the event of such a suspected ingestion.

(d) Where coin or button batteries are supplied with a toy and are not pre-installed in the battery compartment, the batteries should be supplied in child-resistant packaging and appropriate warning markings placed on this packaging.

(e) Use coin and button batteries that are durably and indelibly marked with a pictorial warning indicating they should be kept out of reach of children or vulnerable persons.

Date of withdrawal (DOW) for previous versions from publications

Effective Date

22 October 2026

Reference

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ace2f05c84c8ff1bc8b804c/ds-0143-26-toys-notice.pdf