Hong Kong held a one-month consultation in December
2021 over its proposal to adopt new safety standards for toys and six
categories of children’s product.
Under the territory’s Toys and Children’s Products
Safety Ordinance these products are obliged to comply with all applicable
requirements in a defined set of safety standards. The Ordinance contains Schedule
1 – toy standards – and Schedule 2 – product standards.
The standards used in the Ordinance are either
international standards or those adopted by major economies. Recent revisions
to these standards have necessitated the need to update the list of mandated
standards.
The new proposed standards are:
- Toys:
- ISO 8124-1:2018 incorporating Amendments 1:2020 and 2:2020
- ISO 8124-4:2014 incorporating Amendments 1:2017 and 2:2019
- ISO 8124-7:2015 incorporating Amendment 1:2020
- BS EN 71-2:2020
- BS EN 71-3:2019+A1:2021
- BS EN 71-4:2020
- BS EN 71-13:2021
- BS EN IEC 62115:2020+A11:2020
- Baby walking frames –
BS EN 1273:2020 - Bottle teats – BS EN
14350:2020 - Bunk beds for
domestic use – ASTM F1427-21 - Children’s highchairs
and multi-purpose highchairs for domestic use – ASTM F404-20 - Children’s paints: BS EN 71-3:2019+A1:2021 and/or AS/NZS ISO 8124.3:2021
- Children’s safety
harnesses – BS EN 13210-1:2020
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To see a list of the current standards, read SGS’s
original SafeGuard 163/21.
The consultation ended on December 31, 2021.
SGS Toy & Juvenile Product Services
SGS offers a wide range of services to ensure that products comply with
relevant standards for childcare articles and children’s equipment. They
provide consulting, training, product development, testing, audit and
inspection services to ensure that products comply with strict regulations
worldwide, demonstrating the safety and quality of juvenile products being
brought to the market. After all, it’s only trusted because it’s tested. Learn more about SGS’s Toy & Juvenile Product
Services.
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