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Only after nine months from publication of the sixth edition of the Japan Toy Safety Standard/ w- i* n8 L7 b6 U5 M9 x
(ST-2002), the Japan Toy Association announced on 28 November 2008 about amendment of the/ x7 C% `: o& g _, \" o+ Y% s
Standard for the seventh time. Toys that apply for the ST Mark of the Japan Toy Association; ?6 Q% b' L5 E% [9 Y- }
(JTA) shall follow and comply with the new standard on or after 1 January 2009.
! I, a2 l/ c: {, z; cThe change relates only to Clause 1.1 of the standard where colouring matters that are produced
1 \" ] V- g( e6 J# r( [% Vby chemical synthesis and used on toys shall be selected from those substances as listed in
8 J( v: x+ f- M ~2 cSchedule 1 of the Food Sanitation Law Enforcement Regulations of Japan or colour migration. `9 j$ N2 K z* \
should not be observed after testing. This requirement shall become applicable to:& T/ e% ]7 X7 |. E5 C0 \1 h
(1) Toys intended for children of 14 years old and under (instead of “toys intended for
6 V+ O& h5 a% ^- h. E9 @# P: ~children under 6 years of age” in previous edition);- X! U, ~- O# {5 S+ p/ h7 s; S
(2) Exception is allowed for textile on toys intended for children over 3 years of age (instead
5 r1 t% q* ^ l- d$ O; \7 Mof “over 3 years of age and under 6 years of age” in previous edition) where migration of0 g1 R/ D. Q$ D
colour should not be deeper than the colour of the solution which is three time as dense in
! t/ z6 _: E9 _# M1 Oconcentration as the comparison standard.
/ }) F* |: m" R$ j/ OThe lately change of the ST standard again brings in line with the latest interpretation of Food
7 M% ?' d0 i! _( b* MSanitation Law of Japan which has been effective on 1 October 2008. While the Food Sanitation
2 x Q5 \4 `2 f3 E O" \2 lLaw is applicable to designated toys that are intended for infants and preschool children (children
- p& E; F4 @ g3 \3 @' |under six years of age), it shall also be applicable to toys intended for higher age groups if there
) k6 R+ K) q5 M- B# X7 rare possibilities that the toys may cause damage to the health of children under six. Typical toy
) Z' O2 j/ ?: Lexamples that fall in this category and subject to the legislative requirements include, but not3 E, }$ Z4 [; I9 ], \+ l% A5 x- O
limited to, transformer toys, mechanical animal robots, board games with small accessories,
) ?! j* s! i- V2 ftrading cards with printed cartoon characters and food imitation toys.
( A* l% B1 Y) h- V+ yThe new Japan Toy Safety Standard now covers a wider range of toy categories on toy safety up7 @5 F8 A# e9 ^1 X
to 14 years of age. This coupled with additional requirements including 8 toxic elements testing
0 w+ Z5 G) v* P2 A0 v" Ifor paint coatings and prohibition of both DEHP & DINP in PVC items for children under three
+ ^' S1 K" y& I5 x; Ghave made the standard more stringent than the Food Sanitation Law. Toys therefore complying6 X0 w# o) T" J. ~/ D, ]% M' C" ?
with the new Japan Toy Safety Standard shall be deemed to comply with the Food Sanitation& C3 ~1 f% X- t- }- K; @0 t. o: f
Law as well. |
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