Toy Safety Directive

SGS highlights updated EU harmonized standards for Toy Safety Directive compliance

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Baar (October 7, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 128.26, highlighting the EU’s addition of three harmonized standards (HS) used to demonstrate compliance with the Toy Safety Directive (TSD), as well as the withdrawal of one existing standard. Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/2032 (the Decision) was published

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Cobalt Permitted in Certain EU Toys

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Baar (February 11, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 014.26, focusing on the EU’s announcement of Directive (EU) 2026/192, which amends the Toy Safety Directive (TSD) by permitting the use of cobalt in three specific applications. Cobalt and several of its salts are defined as carcinogenic, mutagenic

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EU Updates Harmonized Toy Safety Standards for Presumption of Conformity

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Baar (January 19, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 188.25 to inform stakeholders about the European Union’s update to its list of harmonized standards providing presumption of conformity with Directive 2009/48/EC, commonly referred to as the Toy Safety Directive (TSD). On December 16, 2025, the European Commission

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EU Proposes Limited Use of Cobalt in Toys Under Updated Safety Directive

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Geneva (July 30, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 105.25 to inform stakeholders of the European Union’s draft proposal to revise toy safety legislation by permitting the restricted use of cobalt in certain toy applications. On July 9, 2025, the European Commission notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of

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