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1	BRITISH STANDARD BS EN 71-3:1995 BS 5665-3: 1995 Incorporating Amendment No. 1, Corrigendum No. 1 Safety of toys – Part 3: Migration of certain elements The European Standard EN 71-3:1994, with the incorporation of amendment A1:2000, has the status of a British Standard
2	This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the Consumer Products and Services Sector Board, was publishe… ISBN 0 580 24215 3 Committees responsible for this British Standard The preparation of this British Standard was entrusted to Technical Committee SW/15, Safety of toys, upon which the following bodies were represented: Association of Consulting Scientists Association of Public Analysts British Apparel and Textile Confederation British Association of Toy Retailers British Coatings Federation Ltd. British Colour Makers’ Association British Importers’ Confederation British Paediatric Association British Plastics Federation British Retail Consortium British Toy and Hobby Association British Toy Importers’ and Distributors’ Association British Toymakers’ Guild Child Accident Prevention Trust Consumer Policy Committee of BSI Consumers’ Association Department of Health Department of Trade and Industry (Consumer Safety Unit, CA Division) Department of Trade and Industry (Laboratory of the Government Chemist) Institute of Trading Standards Administration Mail Order Traders’ Association Paper Federation of Great Britain Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
3	Contents Page Committees responsible Inside front cover Foreword 2 Introduction 3 Annex A deleted 13 Annex B (normative) Sieve requirements 13 Annex C (informative) Preparation and analysis of test portions 14 Annex D (informative) Background and rationale for the requirements and test methods in this part of EN 71 15 Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard addressing essential requirements or other provisions of EU Directives 19 Figure C.1 – Diagram showing the procedure and analysis of test portions 14 Table 1 – Limits of element migration from toy materials 7 Table 2 – Analytical correction 9
4	National foreword This British Standard has been prepared by Technical Committee SW/15 and is the English language version of EN 71-3:1994 Safety … Cross-references The British Standards which implement international or European publications referred to in this document may be found in the BS… Additional information. When marking or specifying a product the manufacturer may mark or specify by reference to either the European Standard or the British Standard. A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations. In particular the attention of users is drawn to the Toys (Safety) Regulations 1989 (SI 1275). Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i and ii, the EN title page, pages 2 to 19 and a back cover. The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued. Sidelining in this document indicates the most recent changes by amendment.
5	EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM EN 71-3 December 1994 + A1 April 2000 ICS 97.200.50 Descriptors: Toys, safety requirements, accident prevention, children, materials, toxicity, tests, determination, migrations, metals English version Safety of toys – Part 3: Migration of certain elements (includes amendment A1:2000) Securite des jouets – Partie 3: Migration de certains elements (inclut l’amendement A1:2000) Sicherheit von Spielzeug – Teil 3: Migration bestimmter Elemente (enthält Änderung A1:2000) CEN European Committee for Standardization Comité Européen de Normalisation Europäisches Komitee für Normung Central Secretariat: rue de Stassart 36, B-1050 Brussels © 1994 Copyright reserved to CEN members Ref. No. EN 71-3:1994 + A1:2000 E
6	This European Standard was prepared by CEN/TC 52, Safety of toys, of which the Secretariat is held by DS. This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EC Directive(s). This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by June 1995, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by June 1995. This standard constitutes the third part of the European Standard on Safety of toys. This part should be read in conjunction with part 1. This standard specifies requirements and test methods for the migration of the elements antimony, arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury and selenium from toy material. This standard contains 4 annexes. – Annex A (normative) deleted. – Annex B (normative) Sieve requirements. – Annex C (informative) Preparation and analysis of test portions. – Annex D (informative) Background and rationale for the requirements and test methods. This standard is the result of the revision of EN 71-3:1988. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to … Foreword to amendment A1 This amendment EN 71-3:1994/A1:2000 to EN 71-3:1994 has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 52, Safety of toys, the Secretariat of which is held by DS. This amendment to the European Standard EN 71-3:1994 shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of … This amendment to the European Standard EN 71-3:1994 has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s). For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this standard. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to …
7	Introduction This European Standard for safety of toys consists of the following parts. – Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties; – Part 2: Flammability; – Part 3: Migration of certain elements; – Part 4: Experimental sets for chemistry and related activities; – Part 5: Chemical toys (sets) other than experimental sets; – Part 6: Graphical symbol for age warning labelling. This standard is part 3 of the European Standard on safety of toys, EN 71. The requirements of this standard are based on bioavailability resulting from the use of toys and should not as an objective exceed the below mentioned levels per day: – 0,2 µg for antimony; – 0,1 µg for arsenic; – 25,0 µg for barium; – 0,6 µg for cadmium; – 0,3 µg for chromium; – 0,7 µg for lead; – 0,5 µg for mercury; – 5,0 µg for selenium. For the interpretation of these figures it has been necessary to identify an upper limit for the ingestion of toy material. Very… Combining the daily intake with the bioavailability figures listed above, limits are obtained for various toxic elements in micr… 1 Scope This part of this European Standard specifies requirements and test methods for the migration of the elements antimony, arsenic,… Packaging materials are not included unless they are part of the toy or have intended play value. (See Annex D.) When appropriate, the toy is subjected to relevant tests, specified in part 1 of this standard, before the accessiblity is considered. Requirements are included for the migration from the following toy materials: – coatings of paints, varnishes, lacquers, printing inks, polymers and similar coatings (see 8.1); – polymeric and similar materials, including laminates, whether textile reinforced or not, but excluding other textiles (see 8.2); – paper and paper board (see 8.3); – textiles, whether natural or synthetic (see 8.4); – glass/ceramic/metallic materials (see 8.5); – other materials whether mass coloured or not (e.g. wood, fibre board, hard board, bone and leather) (see 8.6); – materials intended to leave a trace (e.g. the graphite materials in pencils and liquid ink in pens) (see 8.7); – pliable modelling materials, including modelling clays, and gels (see 8.8); – paints, varnishes, lacquers, glazing powders and similar materials in solid or in liquid form appearing as such in the toy (see 8.9).
8	Toys and parts of toys which, due to their accessibility, function, mass, size or other characteristics, obviously exclude any h… NOTE For the purposes of this standard, the following criteria are considered appropriate in the categorization of sucking, licking or swallowing: – all intended food/oral contact toys, cosmetic toys and writing instruments categorized as toys; – toys intended for children up to 6 years of age, i.e. all accessible parts and components where there is a probability that those parts or components may come into contact with the mouth. (See Annex D.) 2 Normative references This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications. These normative reference… EN 71-1, Safety of toys – Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties. ISO 3696, Water for analytical laboratory use – Specification and test methods. 3 Definitions For the purposes of this standard the following definitions apply. 3.1 base material material upon which coatings may be formed or deposited 3.2 coating all layers of material formed or deposited on the base material or toy and includes paints, varnishes, lacquers, inks, polymers … 3.3 detection limit of a method three times the standard deviation of the blank value 3.4 other materials, whether mass coloured or not materials such as wood, leather and other porous substances which may absorb colouring matter without forming a coating 3.5 paper and paper board a maximum mass per unit area of 400 g/m2 is the limit for treating material under this category above this mass per unit area the substance is treated as “other material” and may be fibre board or hard board, etc. 3.6 scraping mechanical removal of coatings down to the base material 3.7 toy material all the accessible materials present in toys
9	Table 1 – Limits of element migration from toy materials 4 Requirements 4.1 Specific requirements The migration of elements from toys and parts of toys as specified in clause 1 shall comply with the limits given in Table 1 whe… 4.2 Interpretation of results The analytical result of materials established in clauses 7, 8 and 9 shall be adjusted by subtracting the analytical correction in Table 2 to obtain an adjusted analytical result. Materials are deemed to comply with the requirements of this standard if the adjusted analytical result is less than or equal to the limits in Table 1. (See Annex D.) NOTE Due to the precision of the methods specified in this standard an adjusted analytical result is required to take into consideration the results of interlaboratory trials. (See Annex D.) Example: Analytical result of lead 120 mg/kg Analytical correction from Table 2: 30 % Adjusted analytical result = . Adjusted analytical result = 84 mg/kg. This is deemed as complying with the requirements of the standard. (Lead 90 mg/kg.) 5 Principle Soluble elements are extracted from toy materials under the conditions which simulate the material remaining in contact with stomach acid for a period of time after swallowing. The concentrations of the soluble elements are determined quantitatively. 6 Reagents and apparatus NOTE No recommendation is made for the reagents, materials, and apparatus necessary for carrying out the analytical tests specified in clause 9. 6.1 Reagents During the analyses, use only reagents of recognized analytical grade. (See Annex D.) 6.1.1 Hydrochloric acid solution, c(HCl) = (0,07 ± 0,005) mol/l. 6.1.2 Hydrochloric acid solution, c(HCl) = (0,14 ± 0,010) mol/l. 6.1.3 Hydrochloric acid solution, c(HCl) = approximately 1 mol/l. 6.1.4 Hydrochloric acid solution, c(HCl) = 2 mol/l. 6.1.5 Hydrochloric acid solution, c(HCl) = approximately 6 mol/l. 6.1.6 n-heptane, (C7H16); 99 %. 6.1.7 Water, of at least grade 3 purity in accordance with ISO 3696.
10	6.2 Apparatus Normal laboratory apparatus and 6.2.1 Plain weave wire cloth stainless steel metal sieve, of nominal aperture size 0,5 mm and tolerances as indicated in Table B.1 in Annex B. 6.2.2 A means of measuring pH, with an accuracy of ±0,2 pH units. Cross-contamination shall be prevented. (See Annex D.) 6.2.3 Membrane filter, with a pore size of 0,45 4m. 6.2.4 Centrifuge, capable of centrifuging at (5 000 ± 500) g. (See Annex D.) 6.2.5 A means to agitate the mixture, at a temperature of (37 ± 2) °C. 6.2.6 A selection of containers of gross volume, between 1,6 times and 5,0 times that of the volume of hydrochloric acid extractant. Table 2 – Analytical correction 7 Selection of test portions A laboratory sample for testing shall consist of a toy either in the form in which it is marketed, or in the form in which it is… Test portions where less than 10 mg of material are available are not tested. 8 Preparation and analysis of test portions 8.1 Coatings of paint, varnish, lacquer, printing ink, polymer and similar coatings 8.1.1 Sample removal/preparation procedure Remove the coating from the laboratory sample by mechanical means at room temperature and comminute it at a temperature not exceeding ambient. Obtain a test portion of not less than 100 mg passing through a metal sieve of aperture 0,5 mm (see 6.2.1). Where there is only between 10 mg and 100 mg of comminuted uniform coating available this shall be tested in accordance with 8.1… In the case of coatings that by their nature cannot be comminuted (e.g. elastic/plastic paint) remove a test portion from the laboratory sample without comminuting the coating. 8.1.2 Test procedure Using the appropriate sized container (see 6.2.6), mix the test portion so prepared with 50 times its mass of an aqueous solutio…
11	Without delay, efficiently separate the solids from the solution, firstly by filtration using a membrane filter (see 6.2.3), and… If the resulting solutions are to be kept for more than the working day prior to analysis they shall be stabilized by addition of hydrochloric acid so that the concentration of the stored solution is approximately c(HCl) = 1 mol/l. 8.2 Polymeric and similar materials including laminates, whether reinforced textile or not, but excluding other textiles 8.2.1 Sample removal/preparation procedure Obtain a test portion of not less than 100 mg of the polymeric or similar materials, whilst avoiding heating of the materials, according to the following directions. Cut out test portions from the areas having the thinnest material cross section in order to ensure a surface area of the test pi… If the laboratory sample is not uniform in its material, a test portion shall be obtained from each different material present i… 8.2.2 Test procedure Follow the procedure in 8.1.2. 8.3 Paper and paper board 8.3.1 Sample removal/preparation procedure Obtain a test portion of not less than 100 mg of the paper or paper board. If the laboratory sample is not uniform in its material, a test portion shall be obtained from each different material present i… If the paper or paper board to be tested is coated with a coating of paint, varnish, lacquer, printing ink, adhesive or similar … 8.3.2 Test procedure Macerate the test portion so prepared with 25 times its mass of water (see 6.1.7) at (37 ± 2) ˚C so that the resulting mixture i… Shake for 1 min. Check the acidity of the mixture. If the pH is greater than 1,5 add dropwise, while shaking the mixture, an aqu… Without delay, efficiently separate the solids from the solution, firstly by filtration using a membrane filter (see 6.2.3), and… If the resulting solutions are to be kept for more than the working day prior to analysis they shall be stabilized by addition of hydrochloric acid so that the concentration of the stored solution is approximately c(HCl) = 1 mol/l.
12	8.4 Textiles, whether natural or synthetic 8.4.1 Sample removal/preparation procedure Obtain a test portion of not less than 100 mg of the textile material by cutting into test pieces, which in the uncompressed condition have no dimensions greater than 6 mm. (See Annex D.) If the sample is not uniform in its material or colour, a test portion shall be obtained from each different material present in… Samples taken from patterned textiles shall be representative of the whole material. (See Annex D.) 8.4.2 Test procedure Follow the procedure in 8.1.2. 8.5 Glass/ceramic/metallic materials 8.5.1 Sample removal/preparation procedure Toys and components shall be first subjected to the relevant tests in accordance with EN 71-1. If the toy or component fits enti… NOTE Toys and components that have no accessible glass, ceramic or metallic materials are not tested according to 8.5.2. (See Annex D.) 8.5.2 Test procedure Place the toy or component in a 50 ml glass container with nominal dimensions: height 60 mm, diameter 40 mm. Add a sufficient vo… Without delay, efficiently separate the solids from the solution, firstly by decantation followed by filtration using a membrane… If the resulting solutions are to kept for more than 24 h prior to analysis they shall be stabilized by addition of hydrochloric acid so that the concentration of the stored solution is approximately c(HCl) = 1 mol/l. 8.6 Other materials, whether mass coloured or not (see Annex D) 8.6.1 Sample removal/prepration procedures Obtain a test portion of not less than 100 mg of the material according to 8.2.1, 8.3.1, 8.4.1 or 8.5.1 whichever is appropriate. If the laboratory sample is not uniform in its material, a test portion shall be obtained from each different material present i… If the material to be tested is coated with a coating of paint, varnish, lacquer, printing ink or similar coating follow the procedure in 8.1.1. 8.6.2 Test procedures The materials shall be tested by the most appropriate method of 8.2.2, 8.3.2, 8.4.2 or 8.5.2. The method used shall be reported under 10e).
13	8.7 Materials intended to leave a trace 8.7.1 Sample removal/preparation procedure for materials in solid form Obtain a test portion of not less than 100 mg of the material by cutting into test pieces, which in the uncompressed condition shall have no dimensions greater than 6 mm. A test portion shall be obtained from each different material intended to leave a trace, present in the laboratory sample in a m… 8.7.2 Sample removal/preparation procedure for materials in liquid form Obtain a test portion of not less than 100 mg of the material from the laboratory sample. The use of an appropriate solvent to facilitate the obtaining of a test portion is permitted. A test portion shall be obtained from each different material intended to leave a trace, present in the laboratory sample in a m… 8.7.3 Test procedure for samples not containing grease, oil, wax or similar material Using the appropriate sized container (see 6.2.6), mix the test portion so prepared with 50 times its mass of an aqueous solutio… If the test portion contains large quantities of alkaline materials, generally in the form of calcium carbonate, adjust the pH t… 8.7.4 Test procedure for samples containing grease, oil, wax or similar material With the test portion remaining in the hardened filter-paper, macerate the test portion so prepared with 25 times the mass of th… If only a small quantity of alkaline material is present and the pH of the mixture is greater than 1,5 add dropwise, while shaki… Without delay, efficiently separate the solids from the solution, firstly by filtration using a membrane filter (see 6.2.3) and …
14	If the resulting solutions are to be kept for more than the working day prior to analysis they shall be stabilized by addition of hydrochloric acid so that the concentration of the stored solution is approximately c(HCl) = 1 mol/l. 8.8 Pliable modelling materials, including modelling clays, and gels 8.8.1 Sample removal/preparation procedure Obtain a test portion of not less than 100 mg of the material from the laboratory sample. A test portion shall be obtained from each different material in the laboratory sample. If the material contains grease, oil, wa… 8.8.2 Test procedure for samples not containing grease, oil, wax or similar material Using the appropriate sized container (see 6.2.6) mix the test portion so prepared after breaking up of clay or doughy materials, if appropriate, with 50 times its mass of an aqueous solution at (37 ± 2) ˚C of c(HCl) = 0,07 mol/l (see 6.1.1). Shake the mixture for 1 min. Check the acidity of the mixture. If the test portion contains large quantities of alkaline materia… 8.8.3 Test procedure for samples containing grease, oil, wax or similar material With the test portion remaining in the hardened filter-paper, macerate the test portion so prepared with 25 times the mass of th… If only a small quantity of alkaline material is present and the pH of the mixture is greater than 1,5 add dropwise, while shaki… Without delay, efficiently separate the solids from the solution, firstly by filtration using a membrane filter (see 6.2.3), and… If the resulting solutions are to be kept for more than the working day prior to analysis they shall be stabilized by addition of hydrochloric acid so that the concentration of the stored solution is approximately c(HCl) = 1 mol/l. 8.9 Paints, varnishes, lacquers, glazing powders and similar materials in solid or in liquid form 8.9.1 Sample removal/preparation procedure for materials in solid form Obtain a test portion of not less than 100 mg of the material by scraping off the material or by cutting into test pieces, as appropriate, which in the uncompressed condition shall have no dimensions greater than 6 mm.
15	A test portion shall be obtained from each different material present in the laboratory sample in a mass greater than 10 mg. Whe… If the test portion is removed by scraping comminute the test portion so that the material is capable of passing through a metal sieve with an aperture of 0,5 mm (see 6.2.1). 8.9.2 Sample removal/preparation procedure for materials in liquid form Obtain a test portion of not less than 100 mg of the material from the laboratory sample. The use of an appropriate solvent to facilitate the obtaining of a test portion is permitted. A test portion shall be obtained from each different material present in the laboratory sample in a mass greater than 10 mg. In … 8.9.3 Test procedure for samples not containing grease, oil, wax or similar material Follow the procedure in 8.7.3. 8.9.4 Test procedure for samples containing grease, oil, wax or similar material With the test portion remaining in the filter-paper, macerate the test portion so prepared with 25 times the mass of the origina… If only a small quantity of alkaline material is present and the pH of the mixture is greater than 1,5 add dropwise, while shaki… Without delay, efficiently separate the solids from the solution, firstly by filtration using a membrane filter (see 6.2.3), and… If the resulting solutions are to be kept for more than one working day prior to analysis they shall be stabilized by addition of hydrochloric acid so that the concentration of the stored solution is approximately c(HCl) = 1 mol/l. 9 Determination of the quantity of migrated elements For the determination of the quantity of elements given in clause 1, methods having a detection limit of a maximum of 1/10 of th… Laboratories deviating from this requirement shall report the detection limit under 10c).
16	10 Test report The test report shall contain at least the following information: a) type and identification of the product and/or material tested; b) a reference to this European Standard (EN 71-3:1994); c) the techniques used for determining the quantity of each element and the detection limit if the limit is deviating from the requirements in clause 9; d) the results of the tests expressed as mg element/kg material, stating that the result is related to the soluble element; e) details of the procedure used (from clause 8) to prepare the test portion (including for example, if base material was incorp… f) any departure by agreement or otherwise from the test procedure specified; g) date of the test.
17	Annex A deleted Annex B (normative) Sieve requirements Table B.1 – Sieve dimensions and tolerances
19	Annex D (informative) Background and rationale for the requirements and test methods in this part of EN 71 D.1 Introduction The way bioavailability is defined in the Toy Safety Directive led to the test methods in the standard addressing the amount of soluble element migration from a toy material. The approach of total element determinations was discounted because of the following reasons. a) The Directive indicates bioavailability limits and there has been no link to date between the availability of an element in a toy material with respect to extraction with simulated gastric solutions and the total element content of the material. b) In some instances such as barium sulfate, 2 % can be included in products to render them radio opaque. This use of barium would either have to be excluded from toys or a separate requirement made. Cadmium compounds can be used as a stabilizer in plastics such as polyvinylchloride (PVC). These compounds under normal conditio… D.2 Scope D.2.1 Packaging “Unless part of the toy” is suggested to mean, for example, boxes containing jigsaw puzzles or where the instructions are includ… D.2.2 Scope note The note is intended to indicate an approach to the decision of what toys, or toy components are excluded from the standard beca… This was considered a logical approach for a number of reasons including: – as children get older there is less of a tendency for them to place toy/toy materials in their mouths and therefore the risk presented by the ingestion of toxic elements is reduced; – the larger the toy, or the less accessible the material, the risk of ingestion of toxic elements is diminished. It was therefore considered that all toys intended to be placed in the mouth, or close to the mouth would be tested, e.g. pencils. Toys intended for children over the age of six years were considered not to pose a significant risk of injury through the ingestion of toxic elements.
20	D.3 Specific requirements (see 4.1) The limit of soluble barium has been raised from 500 mg/kg to 1 000 mg/kg for the following reasons. The use of barium sulfate in toys has led to levels of soluble barium in the extraction solution c(HCl) = (0,07 ± 0,005) mol/l a… The formation of non-bioavailable colloidal barium sulfate crystals in the filtrate resulting in levels of apparently soluble barium which exceed 500 mg/kg because of problems with filtration. In addition, the previous limit of migration of barium of 500 mg/kg from toy materials was not consistent with 25,0 µg/day bioav… D.4 Statistical uncertainty of the test procedure and interpretation of results (see 4.2) Most chemical test methods are designed to measure the total amount of a substance in a material. This makes it easier to obtain an accurate result with close statistical agreement between laboratories because there is an absolute or true value. Because of the way bioavailability is defined in the Toy Safety Directive, the test methods in the standard measure the amount o… This is illustrated by the statistical information in the 1988 edition of the standard taken from a 1987 European interlaborator… This degree of statistical uncertainty creates problems for manufacturers and enforcement authorities if test results are near t… There is no direct relationship between the total element content of a toy material and the soluble migration of that element un… Since 1988, the test procedure for paint coatings on toys has been thoroughly investigated to find which parameters significantl… As a result, a defined scraping and comminution procedure for collecting a 300 4m to 500 4m paint test portion was proposed as a… The trial showed that results on an identical material can vary by at least 25 % and up to 80 % depending on the instrumental technique used to measure the soluble element concentration of the filtrate. Statistical agreement between laboratories showed improvement using a defined scraping procedure, but not when collecting a 300 4m to 500 4m test portion. However, any improvement was not significant enough to justify the proposed changes.
21	The trial confirmed that different instrumental techniques contribute to the statistical uncertainty of the test procedure. It w… A test procedure that produces results varying, at best, by 25 % between laboratories would normally be considered as technicall… It has been accepted that the test procedure cannot be improved without imposing time consuming, costly, and in some cases, impr… To achieve consistent interpretation of results, a correction factor for each element has been introduced into the standard appl… In future, it is recommended that laboratories check and compare their performance when using the test procedure by using reference materials and participating in a proficiency scheme. D.5 Reagents (see 6.1) D.5.1 deleted D.6 Apparatus (see 6.2) D.6.1 Plain weave wire cloth stainless steel metal sieve (see 6.2.1) See D.4. D.6.2 A means of measuring pH (see 6.2.2) The measurement of pH is now not restricted to the use of a pH meter. D.6.3 Centrifuge (see 6.2.4) This is a new subclause and specifies the performance requirements for centrifuging limits and amount of time permitted for cent… D.6.4 A selection of containers (see 6.2.6) The indication of the gross volume of the containers is intended to ensure adequate movement of the solution leading to a more efficient extraction.
22	D.7 Selection of test portions (see clause 7) The practice of analysing “composite” (combination of different materials or colours) test portions is neither appropriate nor w… The note makes it possible to test toy materials which are not in the form of a toy for reference purposes. However, the standard clearly requires taking of test portions from the toy itself. D.8 Paper and paper board (see 8.3) D.8.1 Sample removal/preparation procedure (see 8.3.1) Paper and paper board are to be treated as if they were a single material, i.e. surface coatings, if present, are not to be remo… D.9 Textiles, whether natural or synthetic (see 8.4) D.9.1 Sample removal/preparation procedure (see 8.4.1) It is not feasible to take separate coloured test portions from a complex patterned fabric. It is therefore required that a single test portion be taken that represents all the colours in the material. D.10 Glass/ceramic/metallic materials (see 8.5) D.10.1 Sample removal/preparation procedure (see 8.5.1) Toys or components which do not fit entirely within the “small parts cylinder” of EN 71-1 are not tested because there is no haz… Glass, ceramic and metallic materials completely coated so that no glass, ceramic or metal is accessible as defined in EN 71-1 are not tested according to this requirement. Where glass, ceramic and metal surfaces are accessible even when partially covered by a coating these are tested in accordance w… D.11 Other materials, whether mass coloured or not (see 8.6) This subclause incorporates mass coloured materials and other materials which are not coloured such as wood, hardboard, leather and bone, etc. which may have received some other treatment, but were not covered by the 1988 standard.
23	Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard addressing essential requirements or other provisions of EU Directives This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association and supports essential requirements of EU Directive 88/378/EEC. WARNING: Other requirements and other EU Directives may be applicable to the product(s) falling within this standard. The following clause of this standard as detailed in Table ZA.1, is likely to support requirements of Directive 88/378/EEC. Compliance with the clauses of this standard provides one means of conforming with the specific essential requirements of the Directive concerned and associated EFTA regulations. Table ZA.1 – Correspondence between this European Standard and EU Directives
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Publication Date	2001-04-15
Amends	BS EN 71-3:1995
Descriptors	Toxic materials, Lead, Solvent extraction methods, Textiles, Leisure equipment, Coatings, Determination of content, Polymers, Toys, Migration (chemical), Arsenic, Barium, Reports, Mercury, Chromium, Paper, Children, Metals, Safety measures, Ceramics, Board (paper), Trace element analysis, Toxicity, Plastics, Chemical analysis and testing, Accuracy, Accident prevention, Test specimens, Glass, Selenium, Antimony, Cadmium
Identical National Standard Of	EN 71-3:1994
Standard Number	BS EN 71-3:1995, BS 5665-3:1995
ISBN	0 580 24215 3
Replaced By	BS EN 71-3:2013+A3:2018
Withdrawn Date	2013-06-10
Pages	24
Committee	CW/15
Publisher	BSI
Replaces	BS 5665-3:1989
Title	Safety of toys – Specification for migration of certain elements
Status	Withdrawn
ICS Codes	97.200.50 - Toys

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