From November 23, 2023, to January 23, 2023, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) is seeking opinions on a batch of revised mandatory national standards for toys. These standards include:

a)     Toy Safety - Part 1: Basic Code (Draft for Comments)

This document stipulates the basic safety requirements for toys, including mechanical and physical performance, explosion and flammability performance, chemical performance, electrical performance, hygiene requirements, radiation performance, and labeling requirements, etc. This document is applicable to all toys (including trial-use and free giveaway toys) designed or clearly intended for use by children under 14 years of age, and also applies to products not specifically designed for play but with play functions intended for use by children under 14 years of age. This standard will replace its 2014 version, GB 6675.1-2014.

b)     Toy Safety - Part 2: Mechanical and Physical Properties (Draft for Comments)

This document is applicable to all toys designed or clearly intended for use by children under 14 years of age. The document specifies requirements and test methods for toys of different age groups, from newborns to 14-year-old children. These requirements vary according to the age group corresponding to the toy. The requirements for toys used by specific age groups of children are based on the characteristics of the hazards and the intellectual and physical abilities of the children. This standard, adopting ISO 8124-1:2022 with modification, will replace its 2014 version, GB 6675.2-2014.

c)      Toy Safety - Part 3: Flammability (Draft for Comments)

This document specifies the categories of flammable materials prohibited for use in all toys and the flammability performance requirements for toys that may come into contact with small flames. The document includes general requirements for the flammability performance of all toys, as well as specific requirements and test methods for toys considered most likely to catch fire. This standard, adopting ISO 8124-2:2023 with modification, will replace its 2014 version, GB 6675.3-2014.

d)     Toy Safety - Part 4: Migration of Certain Elements (Draft for Comments)

This document specifies the maximum limits for migratable elements—antimony, arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury, selenium, and boron—in toy materials and toy components. It provides sampling methods, as well as procedures for the preparation and extraction of test specimens. The document gives the range of toys, toy components, and toy materials to which the maximum limits for migratable elements apply. This standard, adopting ISO 8124-3:2020+Amd.1:2023 with modification, will replace its 2014 version, GB 6675.4-2014.