Children's Toys Canada SOR/2011-17 Inspection and Test Project
Date：2024-08-15 10:46:33 Classification
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When children's toys are exported to Canada, they do need to comply with a series of Canadian safety standards, including SOR/2011-17 testing. SOR/2011-17 is Canada's Toy Regulations, which stipulates the physical and mechanical properties, flammability properties, chemical safety and labeling requirements of toys.
Specifically, SOR/2011-17 covers test items in the following areas:
1. Packaging requirements: thickness of soft film plastic bags and warning labels.
2. Mechanical and physical properties: including the structural stability of the toy, edge and corner processing, safety of small parts, etc.
3. Chemical properties: Limits on the content of heavy metals, phthalates and other harmful substances in toy materials.
4. Flammability: Make sure the toy materials are not flammable.
5. Electrical safety: If the toy contains electrical components, its safety needs to be tested.
6. Labels and instructions: They need to contain manufacturer information, applicable age range, warning signs, etc., and be bilingual in English and French.
7. Specific toy requirements: additional requirements for doll toys, push-pull toys, toy steam engines, rattles, etc.
In addition, there is also the SOR/2016-193 regulation for surface coating materials, which requires that the total lead content of surface coating materials for children's toys shall not exceed 90 mg/kg, and the total mercury content shall not exceed 10 mg/kg. The SOR/2016-188 regulation mainly stipulates the limits of phthalates. The SOR/2018-83 law has clear limit requirements for lead content in children's toys.
In order to ensure that children's toys meet the requirements of the Canadian market, manufacturers, importers or distributors need to submit products to a certified laboratory for testing and obtain corresponding test reports and certificates. If retail platforms such as Amazon contact sellers and request toy safety documents, sellers need to provide documents proving that their products comply with relevant regulations such as SOR/2011-17.
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