Baby toy car EU EN71 testing standard
Date：2025-01-02 09:32:53 Classification
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As a type of children's toy product, baby toy cars need to comply with the EU's EN71 safety standard when entering the EU market. The following is a detailed analysis of the EU EN71 testing standard for baby toy cars:
1. Overview of EN71 certification
EN71 certification is a set of EU mandatory safety standards for children's toy products, covering physical, mechanical, chemical and other aspects of safety requirements. The full name is "EN71: European Toy Safety Standard", which includes 11 parts, from EN71-1 to EN71-11, which respectively correspond to different testing requirements and scope of application. These standards aim to reduce or avoid the harm caused by toys to children and are a necessary condition for manufacturers to open the EU market.
2. Baby toy car EN71 testing standard
EN71-1: Physical and mechanical properties testing
The test content includes drop test, small parts test, sharp edge test, tensile test, pressure test, etc. to ensure the structural stability and safety of the toy car.
For baby toy cars, you need to pay special attention to whether small parts are easy to fall off, and whether the edges and sharp corners are rounded.
EN71-2: Flammability test
Specifies the types of flammable materials that are prohibited from being used in toys and their combustion performance requirements to prevent fire risks.
Baby toy strollers should be made of non-flammable materials and comply with combustion rate limits.
EN71-3: Migration of specific elements
Mainly aimed at limit requirements for migrating elements in accessible parts or materials to protect children from harmful substances.
Elements that need to be tested for baby toy cars include aluminum, antimony, arsenic, barium, boron, cadmium, chromium (III), chromium (VI), cobalt, copper, lead, manganese, mercury, nickel, selenium, strontium, tin, and organic tin and zinc etc.
Other related tests
Depending on the specific functions and materials of the baby toy car, other relevant EN71 tests may be required, such as EN71-4 (Testing Devices for Chemistry and Related Activities), EN71-5 (Safety Requirements for Chemical Toys), EN71-6 ( graphic representation of age signs), etc.
Especially if the toy car contains batteries or electronic components, electrical performance testing and battery durability testing are also required.
3. Certification process
Fill out the certification application form: provide basic information about the product and manufacturer information.
Provide necessary samples, product instructions, bill of materials and other information: these information will be used to test and evaluate the safety of the product.
The samples are sent to a certified laboratory for testing: the laboratory will conduct testing in accordance with EN71 standards and issue a test report.
Issuance of test report and CE certificate: If the product meets the EN71 standard, a CE certificate will be issued, indicating that the product can be sold in the EU market.
To sum up, baby toy cars need to comply with EN71 safety standards when entering the EU market, including physical and mechanical performance testing, flammability testing, migration of specific elements and other tests. Manufacturers should ensure that products comply with all relevant standards and select authoritative certification agencies for testing and certification.
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