On 22 June 2023, the UK’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has published Notice 0084/23 to update the references to the designated standards under the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011 No. 1881). The update has applied on 22 June 2023.
This update affects standard EN 71-13.
The full list of designated standards for Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011 No. 1881) as of 22 June 2023 is as below:
| No | Reference of the standard | Reference of superseded standard |
Date of withdrawal of superseded standard |
| 1. | EN 71-1:2014+A1:2018 | -- | -- |
| 2. | EN 71-2:2020 | -- | -- |
| 3. | EN 71-3:2019+A1:2021 (Notice: The interpretation of clause 7 of the standard should be taken to require that test portions should not be made up of combined materials prior to the migration and analysis stages of the test) |
-- | -- |
| 4. | EN 71-4:2020 | -- | -- |
| 5. | EN 71-5:2015 | -- | -- |
| 6. | EN 71-7:2014+A3:2020 | -- | -- |
| 7. | EN 71-8:2018 | -- | -- |
| 8. | EN 71-12:2016(*note) | -- | -- |
| 9. | EN 71-13:2021+A1:2022 | EN 71-13:2021 | 22 June 2023 |
| 10. | EN 71-14:2018 | -- | -- |
| 11. | EN 62115:2005 EN 62115:2005/A2:2011 EN 62115:2005/A11:2012 EN 62115:2005/A12:2015 EN 62115:2005/A2:2011/AC:2011 EN 62115:2005/A11:2012/AC:2013 |
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*Note: The limit values in point (a) of Table 2 of clause 4.2 of standard EN 71-12:2016 (i.e. limits for elastomers toys intended for use by children under 36 months and intended or likely to be placed into the mouth) are lower than the limit values to be complied with set in Point 8 of Part 3 of Schedule 2 of Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011 No. 1881). In particular those values are as follows:
| Substance | Standard EN 71-12:2016 | Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011 No. 1881) |
| N-nitrosamines | 0.01 mg/kg | 0.05 mg/kg |
| N-nitrosatable | 0.1 mg/kg | 1 mg/kg |
The standard EN 71-13:2021+A1:2022 applies to olfactory board games, cosmetic kits and gustative games and supplementary sets. It specifies requirements on the use of substances and mixtures, and their amounts and concentrations in these games or kits.
Olfactory board game, is the toy, the purpose of which is to assist a child to learn to recognize different odours or flavours. It includes activities of smelling and/or tasting as olfactive recognition can be done by retro-olfaction. Cosmetic kit, is the toy, the purpose of which is to assist a child to learn to make products such as fragrances, soaps, creams, shampoos, bath foams, glosses, lipsticks, other make-up, toothpaste and conditioners. Gustative game (or “gustative kit” or “food kit”), is the toy, the purpose of which is to allow children to make sweets or dishes which involve the use of food ingredients such as sweets, liquids, powders and aromas.
Compared to the previous version, the standard EN 71-13:2021+A1:2022 has included that specification that the cosmetic kits and gustative games (and their supplementary sets) shall not be intended for children under 36 months. The lists of allergenic fragrances have been revised considering the Amendments (EU) 2020/2088 and (EU) 2020/2089 to Annex II to EU Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC.
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