Laboratory tests for toys

Laboratory tests for toys

EUROPEAN STANDARDS FOR
TOY SAFETY
For parents and official inspections, toy safety is a priority. In 2018, market regulators checked
out toys in 8 regions of Poland. The security of one in three products was challenged (30.7%).

Our responsibility is to ensure the safety of the youngest. Who is really responsible for the quality
of the final product, though?

In accordance with the requirements of the EU legislation, the manufacturer is responsible for meeting
all the requirements for each toy, confirming compliance with the CE sign.

What if this product is delivered from China or another country outside of the EU?

In the event that neither the manufacturer nor its authorized representative has headquarters
in the EU, this obligation remains with the person who introduces the toy to the EU market.

With numerous product classifications, as well as with the large number of existing standards
or directives, it is difficult to reliably identify the range of potential threats and requirements for a given
product and adapt them to the child's age. However, such measures are necessary to minimize the level
of dangerous risks which the toy could cause and prevent the possibility of product withdrawal from
the market.

                                                        Experts at J. S. Hamilton Poland specialise in toy
                                                        safety tests, including mechanical and chemical
                                                        analyses. In accordance with our accreditation
                                                        number AB 079, within our services we
                                                        guarantee     comprehensive      consultancy    and
                                                        research in toy safety in compliance with the
                                                        norm requirements harmonised with Directive
                                                        2009/48/EC (Toys Safety Directive), Regulation
                                                        1907/2006 of the European Parliament and
                                                        of the Council (EC) concerning registration,
                                                        assessment,     authorization    and    restrictions
                                                        on chemicals (REACH) or other chemical safety
                                                        principles.

Toys testing at J. S. Hamilton
Poland:

                                                    Standards EN 71 parts 1-14: mechanical,
                                                    flammability and chemical tests.

                                                    REACH Regulation: phthalates, polycyclic
                                                    aromatic   hydrocarbons    (PAH),   lead   and
                                                    cadmium, primary aromatic amines (PAA),
                                                    nitrogen dyes and others

                                                    Standards PN-EN 1400-3, PN-EN 14372,
                                                    PN-EN 12586, PN-EN 1930: volatile substan-
                                                    ces, antioxidant migration, bisphenol A (BPA)
                                                    and formaldehyde.

Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS): i.a. mercury, lead,
cadmium, chromium and polybrominated biphenyls
(PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE)

Regulation 850/2004: i.a. short-chain chlorinated
paraffins (SCCP)

Requirements for contact with food (Regulation
1935/2004, 10/2011)

Regulation 1223/2009 on cosmetic products

Company profile
J. S. Hamilton Poland is an organization that comprehensively combines testing
and control services with a wide range of analytical studies conducted in its own
laboratories. Being a private and independent company, we provide services for various
industries. We are a partner in the food market, plastics, chemical as well as mining,
energy, and other areas of the heavy industry. Our team of experienced experts,
inspectors and certification units have been providing an impartial assessment of the
quality of the controlled goods for many years now.

                         The Central chemical laboratory in Gdynia, the mechanical
                         laboratory in Siemianowice Śląskie and cooperation with
                         partner-laboratories in the world allow us to perform a wide
                         range of accredited tests.

                         J. S. Hamilton Poland also provides certification of products and
                         quality management system. Competence in this area has been
                         confirmed by the Polish Accreditation Centre.

Contact
J.S. Hamilton Poland Sp. z o.o.   T: +48 58 766 99 00
ul. Chwaszczyńska 180             toys@hamilton.com.pl
81 - 571 Gdynia, POLAND           www.hamilton.com.pl