The EU Toy Standard EN71 provides a detailed explanation of the three major parts, and EN71 is the normative standard for toy products in the EU market. Europe has introduced the Toy EN71 Certification Act, which aims to standardize the technology of toy products entering the European market through the EN71 standard, in order to reduce or avoid harm to children caused by toys. Toy definition: An item designed for children under 14 years old to play with.

The EU toy standard EN71 is generally divided into three main parts:

1. Mechanical and physical performance testing

2. Combustion performance test

3. Chemical performance testing


1、 EN 71-1 Physical and Mechanical Properties

This section specifies the safety technical requirements for the mechanical and physical properties of toys used by different age groups from newborns to 14 years old children, as well as requirements for packaging, labeling, and instructions for use.

It is required that toys should not exhibit any potential hazards such as collapse, swallowing, sharp edges, noise, sharp points, etc. that may harm children's lives and health during testing.

Specific testing items for physical and mechanical properties include sharp point testing, edge testing, small component testing, pressure testing, bending testing, impact testing, seam tensile testing, tensile testing, torque testing, noise level, dynamic strength, packaging film thickness testing, ejection toys, hair adhesion testing, etc.

2、 EN 71-2 Flame retardancy

This section specifies the types of flammable materials that are prohibited for use in all toys.

It is required that the combustion time (s) or combustion speed (mm/s) of certain materials shall not exceed the limit values specified in the standard, and different materials have different requirements.

Products involved:

1. Toys worn on the head: including whiskers, tentacles, wigs, etc., made of hair, plush or materials with similar characteristics, as well as molded and woven masks and flowing materials attached to hats, masks, etc.

2. Toy costumes and toys for children to wear during play, including denim suits and nurse uniforms;

3. Toys for children to enter: including toy tents, puppet theaters, sheds, toy pipes, etc;

4. Soft filled toys containing plush or textile fabrics: including animals and dolls.



3、 Migration of specific elements in EN 71-3

This section specifies the limits for transferable elements (antimony, arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury, tin) in accessible parts or materials of toys (eight major heavy metal migration tests).

Accessibility judgment: Use a probe with a joint (fake finger) to test, and if the probe can touch a part or component, it is considered reachable.

Testing principle: Simulate the element content dissolved from toy materials under continuous contact with stomach acid after swallowing.

Chemical testing: Eight heavy metal limit values (unit: mg/kg)