ISO8124 international standard toy testing service

What standard is ISO8124 ?

ISO8124 is an international safety standard for toys drafted and promulgated by the International Standards Organization - Toy Safety Technical Committee.

ISO is an international standardization organization. The ISO technical committee is responsible for drafting international standards. After the draft standard is completed, it must be circulated among the members of the technical committee for voting. At least 75% of the votes must be received before it can be officially promulgated as an international standard.

ISO8124 international toy safety standard mainly includes the following parts:

Part 1 : Mechanical and physical properties
The latest version of this part of the standard ISO8124 is ISO 8124-1:2018+A1:2020  and  +A2:2020 updated in 2020 . The requirements of this section apply to all toys, that is, any product or material designed or clearly shown to be playable by children under 14 years of age.

This section specifies acceptable criteria ( basis ) for the structural characteristics of toys , such as sharpness, size, shape, clearance ( such as: sound, small parts, sharp points and sharp edges, hinge clearance ) , as well as certain toy characteristics. Acceptable criteria for judging special properties ( for example: the maximum kinetic energy of projectiles with inelastic ends, the minimum included angle of some ride-on toys ) .

This part specifies the requirements and test methods for toys for each age group of children from birth to 14 years of age.

In June 2020, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) released two revised versions of ISO 8124-1 "Toy Safety Standard Part: Physical and Mechanical Properties" ISO 8124-1:2018+A1:2020  and  +A2:2020 to align with the EU The toy standard EN 71-1 is consistent with the American ASTM F963-1 . Mainly include the following revisions:

( 1 ) ISO 8124-1:2018+A1:2020-- Flying toys: updated the term entries of "flight altitude" and "wing leading edge";added terms and definitions of "flying toys" and "remotely controlled flying toys"; previously The version clause "wings and propellers" is replaced by "flying toys", and the following new requirements are added:

1) The leading edges of the hard wings of flying toys need to be evaluated, and remote control flying toys need to have instructions for use;

2) Flying toy rotors should comply with safety design. Flying toys with rotors must have safety warnings, and replaceable rotors must have disassembly and assembly instructions; 3) In addition to complying with the requirements in point (2) above,  remote  control flying toy rotors must also have an edge Sleek and able to pass the rotor pull test;

4) New rotor pull test methods: vertical pull test of flying toy rotor and rotor pull test of remote control flying toy;

5) New clause - Appendix B.26 regarding labeling requirements for flying toy packaging and instructions; ­

6) "Wings and propellers" in appendix E.33 of the previous version was replaced with "flying toys", and the safety design illustration of flying toys was replaced.

( 2 ) ISO 8124-1:2018+A2:2020- many updates:

Added term and definition for "toy bag";

Updated intumescent material requirements and test methods;

Added new exemption conditions regarding the shape, size and strength requirements of specific toys. The updated requirements are consistent with EN 71-1 ;

Revise the requirements for safety warnings in " Rope in toys used by children aged 18 to 36 months" and "Projectory toys";

Revise the testing requirements for “other toys with folding mechanisms”;

Added new clause " 4.36- Assembled Toys" and its detailed requirements;

Other editorial revisions.

Part 2 : Flammability Performance
The latest version of this part of the standard ISO8124-2 is the ISO 8124-2:2014 updated in 2014. This part details the types and requirements of flammable materials that are prohibited from being used in toys. Specific toys are Flame retardant requirements when exposed to small ignition sources. Regulation 5 of this part specifies test methods.

***The revised flammability standard ISO 8124-2:2014 , specifies the flammability requirements for toys and materials used in toys. The purpose is to prevent the material from burning when it comes into contact with a smaller fire source.

This standard includes general requirements for all toys, as well as some special requirements for the following toys:

Toys that may be worn on the head: beards, tentacles, wigs, etc. made of hair, down or similar materials; masks; hoods; bandanas, etc.; flowing headwear toys, but does not include paper novelty hats used in party crackers ;

Costume toys for dress-up and toys that may be worn by children during play;

Toys accessible to children;

Stuffed Toys.

The 2014 edition also revised the definitions of words such as "hair", "flammable gas", "liquid" and "highly flammable liquid". The revision also adds some new definitions, including "extremely flammable liquids," "chemical toys," "materials with similar characteristics," and "molded head masks." also. The assessment of "splash" has been clarified. Some additional revisions have been made to the test methods section to clarify test performance and include certain tolerances.

Part 3 : Migration of specific elements
The latest version of this part of the standard of ISO8124-3 is ISO 8124-3:2020 , which was updated on March 16 , 2020 . This part mainly controls the heavy metal content of accessible materials in toy products.

On March 16 , 2020 , the International Organization for Standardization ( ISO ) officially released the international standard ISO 8124-3: 2020 Safety of toys- Part 3: Migration  of certain elements .

This release of the third edition of the standard replaces the second edition of ISO8124-3:2010 and its 2 revisions ISO8124-3:2010/Amd.1:2014 and ISO8124-3:2010/Amd.2:2018 .

ISO8124-3:2020 is the fourth international toy standard revised by China in the toy field. The National Toy Standardization Technical Committee organized Chinese toy experts to participate and jointly completed the ISO / TC181 / WG8 working group.

Main changes

1: Two new methods for removing oil, grease or wax materials: Soxhlet extraction and solvent extraction. The old version of the standard only stipulated the use of n-heptane for extraction, but did not specify a detailed process.

2: New element determination methods are added, indicating that element determination can be carried out by ICP-OES , ICP-MS , AAS  or other equivalent methods, and an ICP-OES  element determination method is provided for reference.

3: Modified the definition of paper and cardboard. According to the new standards, the pre-treatment requirements for cardboard are equivalent to those for "paper", while the old standards' pre-treatment requirements for cardboard are equivalent to "other dip-dyeable materials".

Acceptable migration values of ***elements in ISO8124-3 toy materials are as follows :