Brazil’s new Ordinance for baby walkers came into
effect on April 1, 2021, thereby repealing INMETRO Ordinance 42/2018.
INMETRO Ordinance No. 129 of March 19, 2021 contains Brazil’s consolidated technical
regulations and conformity assessment requirements for baby walkers. Provisions
in the Ordinance include:
- Establishing the consolidated regulation for baby
walkers in the form of quality technical regulations (Annex I), conformity
assessment requirements (Annex II) and specifications for the conformity
identification seal (Annex III) – suppliers may choose Certification Model 2, 5
or 1b for conformity assessment requirements - Clarification that the scope does not include baby
walkers for therapeutic and curative purposes - Requiring (certified) baby walkers to be registered
with INMETRO - Stating that baby walkers falling under the scope of
the Ordinance are subject to market surveillance activities by INMETRO and
other public enforcement agencies - Requiring suppliers to
furnish the required information within 15 days when requested by INMETRO
Complementary standards for conformity include:
- ABNT NBR NM 300-1:2011 Toy Safety – Part 1: General,
mechanical and physical properties - ABNT NBR NM 300-2:2004 Toy Safety – Part 2:
Flammability - ABNT NBR NM 300-3:2011 Toy Safety – Part 3: Migration
of certain elements - ABNT NBR 300-6:2004 Toy Safety – Part 6: Electric toy
safety - ABNT NBR 5426:1985 Sampling plans and procedures for
attribute inspection - ABNT NBR 16311:2014 Baby walkers – Safety requirements
and test methods
Manufacturers and suppliers of baby walkers for the
Brazilian market are now advised to check their products conform to the current
Ordinance. Products with certification against Ordinance 42/2018 will require
assessment against the new Ordinance at their next evaluation.
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. Learn more about SGS’s Toy & Juvenile Product
Services.
SGS
SafeGuardS
keep you up to date with the latest news and developments in the consumer goods
industry. Read the full Brazil Issues
Legislation for Baby Walkers SafeGuardS.
Subscribe
here to receive SGS SafeGuardS
direct to your inbox.
For
further information contact:
Dr.
HingWo Tsang
Global
Information and Innovation Manager
Tel:
(+852) 2774 7420
Bruno
Grigoleto
Manager
Tel:
(+55) 11 2664 9595 ext. 8060
Email:
crs.media@sgs.com
Website:
www.sgs.com/hardlines
LinkedIn:
sgs-consumer-goods-&-retail
About
SGS
SGS
is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification
company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity.
With more than 89,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 2,600 offices
and laboratories around the world.