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Only after nine months from publication of the sixth edition of the Japan Toy Safety Standard( k7 J# u" w' }& Y/ H9 s
(ST-2002), the Japan Toy Association announced on 28 November 2008 about amendment of the2 ]% x( C3 F! T. t! w
Standard for the seventh time. Toys that apply for the ST Mark of the Japan Toy Association
6 i& T2 r8 Y& _6 ]3 r3 V(JTA) shall follow and comply with the new standard on or after 1 January 2009.1 t* |4 G) Y0 l
The change relates only to Clause 1.1 of the standard where colouring matters that are produced
9 ^) R$ `3 M1 F6 c% vby chemical synthesis and used on toys shall be selected from those substances as listed in8 Z7 @" P; g @# E5 M0 L
Schedule 1 of the Food Sanitation Law Enforcement Regulations of Japan or colour migration& j7 h1 _) B2 P8 W
should not be observed after testing. This requirement shall become applicable to:7 W) B* z4 w6 I- E8 H* W
(1) Toys intended for children of 14 years old and under (instead of “toys intended for
% [- ~) E/ W. Gchildren under 6 years of age” in previous edition);
* y# l4 L, s1 h; t5 {& k(2) Exception is allowed for textile on toys intended for children over 3 years of age (instead, B, Q6 p) x9 D& ]
of “over 3 years of age and under 6 years of age” in previous edition) where migration of
+ f% Z" M: Q' r) Ucolour should not be deeper than the colour of the solution which is three time as dense in
( M4 u q% o' x* m1 d( \5 `concentration as the comparison standard.5 @. K5 B8 X# ?# @7 d4 i" y0 n
The lately change of the ST standard again brings in line with the latest interpretation of Food5 s/ K! I( w9 C7 g4 e
Sanitation Law of Japan which has been effective on 1 October 2008. While the Food Sanitation
! W+ `4 ^/ U( Y2 eLaw is applicable to designated toys that are intended for infants and preschool children (children
9 N( M- Q2 i$ J8 B4 I* funder six years of age), it shall also be applicable to toys intended for higher age groups if there( C4 K) X" k: T( p+ j& t
are possibilities that the toys may cause damage to the health of children under six. Typical toy
/ A* Z8 g; R6 [1 x/ bexamples that fall in this category and subject to the legislative requirements include, but not
6 O3 D+ y; Y, Y" B9 @limited to, transformer toys, mechanical animal robots, board games with small accessories,
! ^8 N h2 |# Rtrading cards with printed cartoon characters and food imitation toys.6 r) n# Y# M5 e; J3 E
The new Japan Toy Safety Standard now covers a wider range of toy categories on toy safety up3 a- s- b6 `2 h5 c
to 14 years of age. This coupled with additional requirements including 8 toxic elements testing6 }& h7 D$ w. A [
for paint coatings and prohibition of both DEHP & DINP in PVC items for children under three" v" J( v* c4 _
have made the standard more stringent than the Food Sanitation Law. Toys therefore complying2 M( C" @* X, p8 v8 a J1 T0 l
with the new Japan Toy Safety Standard shall be deemed to comply with the Food Sanitation
; S# B4 F0 T1 M( v* t2 N' d2 LLaw as well. |
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