The European Union has published in the Official Journal Directive 2012/7/EU to modify the cadmium limits (Intertek regulation ｕｐｄａｔｅ CN-784). Besides cadmium, the Toy industries of Europe (TIE) has also expressed support for the European Commission’s proposal to lower the maximum migration limits for lead, which is based on benchmark dose data in the EFSA report on lead in food.

Background
The new Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC introduced strict migration limits for lead in toys. These limits are based on the assumption that exposure of children to chemicals may not exceed a certain level, called "Tolerable Daily Intake". Since children are exposed to lead via other sources than toys, only a percentage of the TDI should be allocated to toys. The legislator decided that, for lead, the allocation should not exceed 5% of the TDI, in order to ensure that only traces that are compatible with good manufacturing practice will be present.

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The Solution
Intertek, through our extensive global network, has a variety of services available to help you overcome the challenges related to complying with the new requirements. Besides keeping you ｕｐｄａｔｅd on any new developments from time to time, Intertek provides legal, regulatory and strategic consulting, testing, and implementation programs for compliance to the new regulation, enabling you to meet your business objectives.