Safety of toys - Formamide in foam toy materials (content)
Safety of toys - Formamide in foam toy materials (content)
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1 Scope This document specifies requirements for formamide in foam toy materials and a test method for determining the content of formamide in foam toy materials . This document is applicable to toys intended for use by children under 36 month or other toys intended to be placed in the mouth.
NOTE 1 The document provides a test method to determine if the total content of formamide in foam toy materials is below the 200 mg/kg cut-off limit. Foam toy materials exceeding this limit are subject to the emission limit specified in Appendix C to Annex II to Directive 2009/48/EC.
NOTE 2 The European Commission Guidance Document No 11 on the Application of Directive 2009/48/EC on the Safety of Toys [3] provides guidelines to help on the classification of toys intended for children under 36 months of age or of 36 months and over.
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