South Korea - Draft Safety Criteria for Toys

Business description

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced a proposed revision to the safety standards for toys under Annex 6 of the Safety Standards for Safety-Confirmation Children’s Products.

- Alignment with international standards

- Adoption of ISO 8124 for physical safety requirements

- Adoption of EN 71 for chemical safety requirements

- Adoption of ASTM F963 for battery-charging tests and related requirements

- Introduction of new safety requirements for electric toys

- Strengthened limits for lead content and lead migration, as well as bisphenol A

- Requirements to be aligned with those applied by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety to baby-bottle nipples

The revision aims to improve safety management for new and convergent toy products and respond to concerns raised by the National Assembly and consumer organizations.

Source: G/TBT/N/KOR/1384

Countries:

South Korea

Product categories:

01 Toys

Technical aspects:

Safety

Business fields:

P.01 Softlines

Regions:

Asia

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