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PT provider
PT provider LGC AXIO Proficiency Testing LGC AXIO Proficiency Testing
Based in United Kingdom
Language(s)
Remarks Consumer products proficiency testing to support the toy industry and related sectors" Consumer products (including Toys) and material Scheme, is designed to support laboratories working to ensure that consumer products – are safe to use. The scheme is based on European EN71 and US ASTM F963 standards, since most consumer materials made and sold around the world are designed to comply with one or other of those standards. However, this scheme also reaches beyond the toy industry by offering testing in areas that are appropriate to a broad range of other sectors – such as physical, chemical, acoustic, electric, and flammability tests, as well as paper exercises. The broad range of analytes provided includes phthalates, bisphenols, tin, and mercury, meaning that the scheme is suitable for many different types of laboratories – from manufacturers’ in-house units to compliance bodies such as trading standards departments.
Keywords
Product groups Coating and surface treatment
Consumer products
Jewelry
Laboratory / scientific equipment
Leather
Metals
Other non-metallic materials
Plastics
Rubber
Textile and clothing
Testing fields Analytical chemistry
Materials evaluation
Safety evaluation
Technical details
Test item Tested property Testing method
EN71 - 1 Toy product provided for paper exercise Mechanical and physical properties -
EN71-1 & ASTM F963 Flux testing -
Selection of products (e.g. cord, plastic sheeting) Measurement testing (EN71-1 & ASTM F963) -
EN71 - 2 Toy product Flammability -
Toy product provided Kinetic energy testing (EN71-1 & ASTM F963) -
Acoustic testing (EN71-1) -
EN71 - 3 Standard solution & real material Arsenic -
Boron -
Cadmium -
Nickel -
Lead -
Copper -
Zinc -
Aluminium -
Barium -
Antimony -
Selenium -
Mercury -
Manganese -
Cobalt -
Tin -
Strontium -
Organo-tin compounds -
Chromium (VI) -
Chromium (III) -
Chromium -
EN71 - 7 Toy product Finger paint -
EN71 - 8 Information and/or actual toy product(s) provided for paper exercise Outdoor activity toys -
EN71 - 9 Information and/or actual toy product(s) provided for paper exercise Organic chemical compounds -
ASTM F963 Toy product provided for paper exercise Consumer safety -
Dried paint flakes Total Cadmium -
Total Lead -
Total Antimony- NEW 2027 -
Total Arsenic- NEW 2027 -
Total Barium- NEW 2027 -
Total Selenium- NEW 2027 -
Simulated elastomer material and Standard solution Phthalates -
Slime - Toy Safety Directive / EN 71-3 Total Boron -
Soluble Boron -
Jewellery - REACH Regulation Total Cadmium -
Total Lead -
Flammability of moulded plastic material Flammability assessment of moulded plastic to US ASTM F963-17, 16 CFR § 1500.44, SRS-013 -
Flammability of children pyjamas -NEW 2027 Rate of spread of flame -
Toy or similar for assessment (Electrical testing) Temperature rise -
Soothers testing Assessment of soothers according to EN 1400:2013+A2:2018 -
Shield ventilation -
Ring (non-flexible materials) -
Puncture resistance of teat -
Toy labelling Participant assessment will be based on the European Standard EN 71‑1:2014+A1:2018 and/or the EU Directive 2009/48/EC on the safety of toys (TSD) Information and/or actual toy product provided for paper exercise
Alloy discs, jewellery or other appropriate articles Nickel migration -
Surface area Micrometer
Nickel release ICP-MS, ICP-OES, GFAAS
Polymer (plastic test material) RoHS Directive -
Total Cadmium ICP-MS, ICP-OES, GFAAS
Total Lead ICP-MS, ICP-OES, GFAAS
Total Mercury ICP-MS, ICP-OES, GFAAS
Glue - NEW 2027 Chloroform -
Toluene -
Benzene -
Textile- NEW 2027 PFAS -
PFOA -
PFOS -
e-liquid (cigarette) - NEW 2027 Nicotine -
Propylene glycol -
Glycerol -
Density -
Refractive Index -
pH -
Viscocity -
Prohibited substances -
Vitamin E Acetate -
D-Glucose -
D-Fructose -
Caffeine -
Taurine -
Aims of the PT scheme
Target group of participants
Linked to specific legislation / standards EN71 Part 3 and others
Additional, subsidiary aims
Number of participants
Accredited or otherwise reviewed by a 3rd party

Accredited by UKAS on the basis of ISO/IEC 17043 Please see current application form and scheme description for accredited and non-accredited status of test materials and analytes. for part of the parameters

Operation is commissioned / requested by
Fees and frequency
Participation fee Depending on samples taken.
Regularly operated Yes (6 rounds per annum)
Year of first operation October 1999
Contact details of the PT provider
Provider Contact person
LGC AXIO Proficiency Testing
1 Chamberhall Business Park, Chamberhall Green
BL9 0AP Bury, Greater Manchester
United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)161 762 2500
Fax: +44 (0)161 762 2501
Web: https://www.lgcstandards.com/GB/en/Proficiency-Testing/cat/244597 https://www.lgcstandards.com/GB/en/Proficiency-Testing/cat/244597
Dr Julian Schwarz
Phone: +49 281 9887218
Fax:
Email: julian.schwarz@lgcgroup.com julian.schwarz@lgcgroup.com
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