ISO 8124-1:2022ālargely based upon existing standards in the European Union (EN 71-1) and the United States (ASTM F963)āspecifies acceptable criteria for the structural characteristics of toys, including shape, size, contour, spacing, and properties specific to certain toy categories. ISO 8124-1:2022 is applicable to all toys. According to the international standard, this is any product or material designed or clearly intended for use in play by children under 14 years of age.
ISO 8124-1:2022 revises the 2018 edition of the same standard for the safety of physical and mechanical properties of toys. It also incorporates the amendments made to the 2018 edition, ISO 8124-1:2018/Amd.1:2020 and ISO 8124-1:2018/Amd.2:2020. Some changes to ISO 8124-1:2022 include:
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October 3, 2022 , The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has unanimously approved a final rule for the 16 CFR 1262 safety standard for magnets, including loose or separable magnets used in non-toy products, including those used for entertainment or stress relief, or jewelry. These requirements are intended to reduce or eliminate an unreasonable risk of death or injury to consumers who ingest one or more hazardous magnets. All applicable products manufactured or imported on or after October 21, 2022 will need to comply with this rule.
The rule designed to address magnets that are outside the scope of the ASTM F963-17 toy standard. Childrenās toys that are subject to and already comply with the toy safety standard are exempt from this new rule. As toys containing magnets must meet such requirements as part of the Federal toy safety standard, 16 CFR 1250 (ASTM F963-17). But Children’s non-toy products containing magnets shall comply with 16 CFR 1262.
Examples of non-toy items that will be covered under 16 CFR 1262 include a consumer product that is designed, marketed, or intended to be used for entertainment, jewelry (including childrenās jewelry), mental stimulation, stress relief, or a combination of these purposes, and that contains one or more loose or separable magnets. The final rule does not include items that are sold and/or distributed solely to school educators, researchers, professionals, and/or commercial or industrial users exclusively for educational, research, professional, commercial, and/or industrial purposes.
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