December 05, 2019 - The European Union (EU) has published Directive (EU) 2019/1922, which strengthens the aluminum migration limits in all three categories of toy material.
The three categories of toy material are:
• Category I – dry, brittle, powder like or pliable. For example:
o Chalk, compressed paint tablets, crayons, plaster of Paris, magic sand, modelling compounds and plasticine
o Oven hardened PVC modelling compounds and bouncing putties
• Category II – liquid or sticky. For example, bubble solutions, finger paints, liquid adhesives, poster paints and slimes
• Category III – scraped-off. For example:
o Ceramics, glass, metals and metal alloys, textiles and wood
o Elastomers, leatherettes, polymers and surface coating materials
o Other materials such as bones, leather and natural sponges
Since first being published in June 2009, EU Directive 2009/48/EC, commonly known as the Toy Safety Directive (TSD), has had several revisions to its migration limits, for barium, cadmium and lead. There has also been a revision for chromium (VI) in category III toy materials (effective from November 18, 2019).
Directive (EU) 2019/1922 significantly strengthens the migration limits for aluminum.
• Category I: 5,625 mg/kg becomes 2,250 mg/kg
• Category II: 1,406 mg/kg becomes 560 mg/kg
• Category III: 70,000 mg/kg becomes 28,130 mg/kg
The current TSD migration limits for aluminum will remain in force until May 20, 2021. After that date, the new limits must be respected.
Stakeholders should be aware that, currently, EN 71-3:2019 (migration of certain elements) does not conform to the new limits and will need to be amended before they are enforced.
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