EN 71-1:2005+ A8

EN 71-1:2005+A8:2009 (E)
The intention of the requirement for casing of toys in 5.1 g) is to ascertain the strength and durability of e.g.
the casing of chiming toys, rattles, etc. which may include hazardous small parts, edges and points. If such
casings crack, they will eventually fall apart and present hazards to the child.
The purpose of the soaking test in 5.1 e) for toys that are glued together is mainly to check the strength of the
joint. Other properties of the toy which might be affected by the soaking are not considered except thick
surface coatings such as varnish which may come loose.
Plastic stickers and decals (see 5.1 e)), self adhesive or not, glued on the toy and which come loose during
the soaking test should pass the test for plastic sheeting as required in 4.3 (flexible plastic sheeting) and the
small parts test (8.2).
Wood knots in wooden toys are by nature never the same, and no conclusion about the safety level for a
certain kind of products can be drawn from a single toy with loose wood knots. Small wood knots in wooden
toys which can easily be pulled or pushed out are, however, to be considered as removable small components.
A.27 Filling materials (see 5.2)
These requirements are intended to address the hazards related to objects that can cause cuts or lacerations
if accessible, or asphyxiation if inhaled, or harm by ingestion.
Note that soft-filled toys and toys with coverings from which pieces can be bitten or torn off (e.g. foam toys)
should meet the requirements in 8.3 (torque test) and 8.4 (tension test) as required in 5.1 (toys intended for
children under 36 months, general requirements).
A.28 Adhesion of plastic sheeting (see 5.3)
These requirements are intended to address the hazards associated with plastic sheeting or plastic decals on
toys - for example when children pull them off and put them over the face, forming an airtight seal capable of
causing suffocation, or into the mouth.
A.29 Cords on toys (see 5.4)
These requirements are intended to address the hazards of strangulation associated with cords on toys that
can form a noose around the neck of a child. They also address the hazards associated with self-retracting
cords which might tangle with the fingers and other body parts, e.g. on a chiming toy.
The requirement in 5.4 b) is to ensure that cords cannot be wound around the neck and constitute a
strangulation hazard. The requirement in 5.4 c) is to prevent the child from pulling a noose over its head.
A non-woven (monofilament) cord cannot easily form a noose. The requirement in 5.4 e) is intended to
address the strangulation hazards associated with toys on a cord fixed across e.g. a cot. If the child tries to
stand up in the cot, it might be entangled by the cord which could then form a loop around the neck, or the
child might fall with the throat across it.
Normal plastic tips on shoelaces are not considered as attachments likely to form a noose.
A.30 Liquid-filled toys (see 5.5 and A.42)
These requirements are intended to address the hazards associated with punctured teethers and similar
products where the child might come into contact with liquids that are contaminated or become contaminated
due to a puncture.
The requirements do not apply to electrolyte in batteries nor to paints, finger paints or similar items in
containers.
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