On 18 August 2016, the European Union notified the World Trade Organisation (WTO) of a proposal on amending toy safety directive 2009/48/EC with regard to migration limits of lead in Annex II.
The publication is an amendment to Notification G/TBT/N/EU/243 released by EU on 25 September 2014. The current limits of toy safety directive are based on the 2008 report of the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM). The Scientific Committee for Health and Environmental Risks (SCHER) contended in April 2016 that the daily ingestion was appropriate, thereby confirming that the methodology of the 2008 RIVM report to calculate safe limits for elements in toys is correct. Accordingly, the same methodology should be applied for revising the limits for lead in toys; the present proposal does so.
The comparison of entries for lead under point 13 of part III of Annex II to Directive 2009/48/EC:
Element | mg/kg in dry, brittle, powder-like or pliable toy material | mg/kg in liquid or sticky toy material | mg/kg in scraped-off toy material | |
Current | Lead | 13,5mg/kg | 3,4mg/kg | 160mg/kg |
Proposed | Lead | 2,0 mg/kg | 0,5 mg/kg | 23mg/kg |
The proposal is expected to be adopted in the first quarter of 2017 and may take into force in the third quarter of 2018. All toys placed on the market for sale shall comply with migration limits for 19 heavy metals in toy safety directive 2009/48/EC. C&K Testing advises businesses should deal with due care to avoid risks.
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