New National Standard for Toy Safety Officially Implemented from November 1

The new edition of the mandatory national standard series "Toy Safety" will officially take effect on November 1, comprehensively upgrading product quality and safety technical requirements and test methods on the basis of benchmarking against international standards. In terms of chemical safety, limit requirements for 10 categories of harmful substances, including formaldehyde, total volatile organic compounds, short-chain chlorinated paraffins, and boron, have been added; in terms of mechanical and physical safety, technical requirements for new products such as yo-yos and simulated food toys have been added, and requirements for subdivided categories such as expanding toys and toy scooters have been optimized; in terms of fire safety, requirements prohibiting open-flame devices have been strengthened, technical requirements for flame retardant performance of head-worn toys such as masks have been added, and flame retardant performance test methods for three categories of products, including toy dress-up costumes, toy tents, and soft-filled toys, have been improved.