What are the UK toy safety directives? After the UK withdrew from the EU, the toy regulatory requirements implemented in the UK market will be changed from the EU Toy Safety Directive (regulation No. 2009/48/ec) to the revised UK toy (safety) Regulation (name changed to 2011 no.1881). The EU specific references and contents in the regulations were deleted and replaced with the UK equivalent. In addition, after the brexit transition period of the UK toy safety directive, the current EU Directive (EU) 2021/903 will be implemented in EU Member States and Northern Ireland from December 5, 2022.

That is to say, the UK toy safety directive is a revision of the regulatory requirements for toys after the UK withdrew from the EU, deleting the EU specific references and contents and replacing the UK equivalent.

EN71 certification of children's toys in UK station

"EN71 certification" is the standard for toy products in the European Union market. As a member of the European Union, the toy products sold in the UK market also need to meet the standard.

"En71-1" is the first part of the toy safety standard, involving physical and mechanical properties, including drop detection, small part detection, sharp edge detection, tension detection, pressure detection, suture detection, ear nose eye tension, torque detection, etc.

"En71-2" is the second part of toy safety, involving flame retardant performance.

"EN71-3", "en71-4", "en71-5", "en71-6", "en71-7", "en71-8" and "EN71-9" refer to different toy safety standards, including the transfer of certain elements, test devices for chemical and related activities, chemical toys (except test devices), graphical representation of age signs, requirements for finger paint, swinging, sliding and similar toys for indoor and outdoor family entertainment, and general requirements for organic compounds in toys.

If toy products are sold in the UK market, these products need to comply with EN71 standard, and the manufacturer must be responsible for accidents caused by production defects, poor design or the use of inappropriate materials.


EN71 UK updated toy safety regulations

The UK updated its toy safety regulations in September 2022, specifically involving the update of the standard EN 71-13. This update mainly refers to the en 71-12:2016 standard, which involves restrictions on elastomeric toys.

The UK's attention to toy safety is continuous, and toy safety standards are constantly updated. In the UK, toy safety standards are widely followed to ensure the safety and compliance of toys.