On December 4th, 2024, CEN of european committee for standardization issued the toy safety standard EN 71-3:2019+A2:2024 "Toy Safety-Part 3: Migration of Specific Elements", which will replace the existing version EN 71-3 2019+A1:2021 and is expected to take effect on June 30th, 2025.

EU toy safety standard EN 71-3 Specific Element Migration is the basic requirement of EU toy products, and it is a safety standard for the migration of heavy metals and specific chemicals in toys. In EN 71-3 2019+A22024 Safety of Toys-Part 3: Migration of Certain Element, the updated contents include the adjustment of expression and citation, the modification of some sampling methods and testing methods, etc.

EN 71-3:2019+A2:2024 Update the main content.

? The dewaxing step in the pretreatment process is deleted;

? The testing method of composite materials in the original standard is supplemented and revised;

? The migration test methods of class I and class II materials were adjusted.

? The reasons for calculating the migration limits of Cr (III) and Cr(VI) according to the total migration Cr are explained in detail.

effective date

According to CEN information, it is expected that the standard will be approved by the European Commission no later than June 30, 2025, and the conflicting national standards will be replaced simultaneously; The new standard EN 71-3:2019+A2:2024 will be given the status of mandatory standard at the level of EU member states, and will become the harmonized standard of toy safety directive 2009/48/EC after being published in the Official Gazette of the EU.

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The update of EN 71-3 standard reflects that the European Union attaches great importance to the safety of toys. ZRLK suggests that toy enterprises exporting to the European Union should improve their risk awareness, test their products in time according to the new requirements, strictly control the quality of toy products, ensure that toy products meet the requirements of relevant standards and avoid export trade risks. Our company has rich experience in product testing, which can help you easily understand whether the product is safe and compliant. If you need it, please feel free to contact us, and our engineers will serve you at the first time!