On November 23, 2015, the European Commission issued 3 consecutive directives, adding 5 chemical substances limit requirements for toys for children under 3 years of age and toys for putting in the mouth. The above directives will be issued by 2017 at the latest Formally implemented.

 

Experts believe that these chemicals will cause greater harm to the human body, especially children. Formamide is absorbed into the body through the respiratory tract, skin and gastrointestinal tract, and will be irritating to the skin and mucous membranes. After entering the human body, it can damage the central nervous system and Liver, kidney, stomach and other important organs; isothiazolinones are corrosive and irritating to skin and eyes. After contact with microorganisms, they can quickly and irreversibly inhibit their growth, leading to the death of microorganism cells. A broad-spectrum, high-efficiency, low-toxicity, non-oxidizing biocide. Earlier, there were media reports that the sale of puzzle mats made in China containing formamide foam plastic was banned by Belgium and France.

 

Toys have always been one of China’s key export products. In 2015, China’s total export value of toys was nearly 100 billion yuan. At the same time, toys are also the Chinese products with the largest number of recalls by the European Union, which inflicts greater economic losses on Chinese export toy manufacturers every year. To this end, the inspection and quarantine department reminds the majority of export toy manufacturers: First, learn and understand the relevant EU directives in time, and notify the raw and auxiliary material suppliers of the relevant requirements, and require them to provide qualified toy production raw materials in strict accordance with the new EU requirements; second, Strengthen quality control and strengthen the sampling and testing of raw materials. Enterprises that do not have the testing conditions themselves should take relevant samples in time and send them to an authoritative testing agency for testing; third, pay close attention to the latest changes in the EU directives to prevent relevant directives from coming into force in advance. Necessary economic losses.