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Toy Safety Scheme - (TOYTEST)

EPTIS factsheet 132656 | Last revision 2024-01-18 | URL: https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts132656 https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts132656

PT provider
PT provider LGC AXIO Proficiency Testing LGC AXIO Proficiency Testing
Based in United Kingdom
Language(s)
Remarks
Keywords
Product groups Coating and surface treatment
Consumer products
Jewelry
Laboratory / scientific equipment
Leather
Other non-metallic materials
Plastics
Rubber
Textile and clothing
Wood
Testing fields Analytical chemistry
Materials evaluation
Safety evaluation
Technical details
Test item Tested property Testing method
EN71-1 & ASTM F963 Flux testing -
EN71 - 1 Toy product provided for paper exercise Mechanical and physical properties -
Various materials Measurement properties -
EN71 - 2 Toy product Flammability -
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 -
Toy material Azo dyes -
Dried paint flakes Total Cadmium -
Total Lead -
Plastic material and Standard solution Phthalates -
Slime - Toy Safety Directive / EN 71-3 Total Boron -
Soluble Boron -
Jewellery - EU REACH Regulation Total Cadmium -
Total Lead -
Toy product e.g. finger paints-NEW 2023 Aniline -
Flammability of moulded plastic material - NEW Assessment to US ASTM F963-08- Toys- 16 CFR § 1500.44 -
Toy or similar for assessment (Electrical testing) Temperature rise -
Rubber - NEW 2023 Cadmium -
Baby textiles - NEW 2023 Nonylphenol (NP) -
Toy labelling - NEW 2024 Assessment of toy label (details to be confirmed) -
Chlorinated paraffins in faux leather- NEW 2024 Short Chain Chlorinated Paraffins (SCCP) -
Medium Chain Chlorinated Paraffins (MCCP) -
Aims of the PT scheme
Target group of participants
Linked to specific legislation / standards EN71 Part 3
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.

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
Mrs Nicola Armstrong
Phone: +44 (0)161 762 2500
Fax:
Email: axiopt@lgcgroup.com axiopt@lgcgroup.com
If you find any mistakes please contact the responsible EPTIS coordinator in United Kingdom, Mr Savvas Xystouris. Mr Savvas Xystouris.
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Application version: 1.23-SNAPSHOT.20230502124635-7925ae379a631fc1ececff45d2921c8db38877d5