Fuzhou Inspection and Quarantine Department reminds toy manufacturers exporting to the EU to pay close attention to relevant information

According to the Fuzhou Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, the European Commission has recently successively issued directives 2014/79/EU and 2014/81/EU to amend the EU’s new toy safety directive 2009/48/EC, which is mainly exporting to the EU For local Chinese toy companies, they will face huge challenges. The new EU toy regulations have increased the limit requirements for four chemical substances. The main content includes: in toys for children under 36 months and toys designed to be put in the mouth, tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP) ), tris (2-chloropropyl) phosphate (TCPP) and tris (1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCP) each content shall not exceed 5mg/kg; bisphenol A (BPA ) The migration amount shall not exceed 0.1mg/L. The European Commission requires member states to implement the above regulations by December 21, 2015 at the latest. 2009/48/EC is known as the most stringent toy safety technical regulations in the world. The EU revision involves four chemical substance limit requirements, which makes Chinese toy companies have to import raw materials that meet the requirements of the new regulations and introduce more sophisticated Testing equipment, bear the high cost of certification. The ever-upgrading technical safety standards have caused the inspection and testing costs of toy companies to rise, and the cost of customs clearance has risen.　　 In addition, the increase in the limit requirements will also lead to frequent toy 'recallsFuzhou Inspection and Quarantine Department reminds toy manufacturers exporting to the EU to pay close attention to relevant information, establish awareness of standards, grasp the technical terms and limits related to the product as soon as possible, control the source, and adopt the quality management system to evaluate and supply the product in the product design and development stage. By means of inspection reports and other methods, we will strengthen the assessment of qualified suppliers, improve the formulation of raw materials from the source, strengthen the monitoring of chemical substances, and ensure that every process from raw materials to finished products meets quality and safety requirements.