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Only after nine months from publication of the sixth edition of the Japan Toy Safety Standard& L/ b; n% R9 G8 a, q X) }
(ST-2002), the Japan Toy Association announced on 28 November 2008 about amendment of the
5 B( K1 Y) C" ?6 \" A- E' TStandard for the seventh time. Toys that apply for the ST Mark of the Japan Toy Association
$ W9 l3 v' k( E B; g(JTA) shall follow and comply with the new standard on or after 1 January 2009.( A# M* {; Z- ^/ l: H
The change relates only to Clause 1.1 of the standard where colouring matters that are produced+ w8 _3 G# T$ i# s4 q$ _) v
by chemical synthesis and used on toys shall be selected from those substances as listed in
( N6 l- N3 R0 ?# T4 v# Q$ g8 TSchedule 1 of the Food Sanitation Law Enforcement Regulations of Japan or colour migration
+ q( X) G$ ^4 z9 {. P; gshould not be observed after testing. This requirement shall become applicable to:
4 ?6 l6 R8 X) Z1 N, G; d(1) Toys intended for children of 14 years old and under (instead of “toys intended for9 \( t4 Y4 d6 i" b0 P# L, g
children under 6 years of age” in previous edition);
, a3 R: O- S. [6 Y- X0 p(2) Exception is allowed for textile on toys intended for children over 3 years of age (instead
0 f% ~; O( Z D$ N: sof “over 3 years of age and under 6 years of age” in previous edition) where migration of
3 C: k) z6 i+ p1 ^! [# xcolour should not be deeper than the colour of the solution which is three time as dense in
. L& J6 q! Y; F& k2 Qconcentration as the comparison standard.
q8 b4 Y+ B9 @" O, uThe lately change of the ST standard again brings in line with the latest interpretation of Food
1 _& C9 A' a( P1 dSanitation Law of Japan which has been effective on 1 October 2008. While the Food Sanitation
. Z8 c i- t& ~4 iLaw is applicable to designated toys that are intended for infants and preschool children (children) o# v0 u d1 R' x$ C, i4 }, Z2 x
under six years of age), it shall also be applicable to toys intended for higher age groups if there z6 d" P( R( `1 A8 f& c
are possibilities that the toys may cause damage to the health of children under six. Typical toy% W# @+ I0 n2 |+ i% N
examples that fall in this category and subject to the legislative requirements include, but not
4 W, q+ P# ~& S! xlimited to, transformer toys, mechanical animal robots, board games with small accessories, N8 V% K- t, ?' f5 C
trading cards with printed cartoon characters and food imitation toys.+ k* y" e" {5 V
The new Japan Toy Safety Standard now covers a wider range of toy categories on toy safety up$ s& r& ~# m" G2 q: Z: G
to 14 years of age. This coupled with additional requirements including 8 toxic elements testing
0 ^; K" u% _! g4 i8 vfor paint coatings and prohibition of both DEHP & DINP in PVC items for children under three6 W. p7 p/ h2 Z) O- c4 U# M5 G
have made the standard more stringent than the Food Sanitation Law. Toys therefore complying
; T9 S( i' U7 @- J$ Iwith the new Japan Toy Safety Standard shall be deemed to comply with the Food Sanitation
8 R3 L# J8 K& `! U. |Law as well. |
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