What is the American Society for Testing and Materials ASTM F963?

ASTM F963 "Toy Safety" is the most important toy safety standard in the United States and a highly influential toy safety standard internationally. This standard is a voluntary and non mandatory standard. Although it is a voluntary standard, toys that do not meet ASTM F963 cannot enter the US market in commercial practice.

This standard specifies technical requirements and testing methods for toys used by children under the age of 14 in various age groups. This standard covers the hazards that may not be easily recognized by the public and that toys may encounter after normal use or reasonably foreseeable abuse. This standard only specifies the safety performance of toy products, but does not involve the performance and quality of toy products. Except for the functional hazards indicated by the label requirements and the age group for which the toy is suitable, this standard does not require the inherent and recognized hazardous parts in the toy as functional indications, such as the function of the needle at the tip.

ASTM F963 is formulated according to mandatory requirements of US federal regulations. Generally speaking, the content of the standard fully includes the relevant technical requirements of CPSC 16CFR. Manufacturers can ensure that the product meets the requirements of ASTM F963, which basically meets the relevant technical requirements of CPSC 16 CFR. However, to ensure that the product meets the requirements of CPSC 16 CFR, toy manufacturers not only ensure that the product meets the requirements of ASTM F 963, but also, It is also necessary to pay timely attention to the requirements and changes of CPSC 16 CFR to ensure that the product meets the requirements of US law.

The main technical requirements of ASTM F963 include mechanical and physical safety, combustion performance, chemical toxicity, electrical safety, and microbial safety.