We offer quality assurance and toy testing lab services for every category of toys and recreational items to help you achieve international regulatory compliance. Learn how our global network of accredited laboratories can help you ensure product safety and get to market faster.
Toy Testing Laboratory Services
Quality Assurance and Testing Tailored for the Toys and Recreational Items Industry
The toy industry is heavily regulated in all large toy markets across the globe, and for good reason. Hundreds of thousands of toy-related injuries occur every year and these incidents can result in product recalls, lawsuits, and serious reputational damage. Establishing a quality assurance program and conducting regular toy testing ensures your products comply with regulations and protect your brand from costly quality issues.
We provide testing services for toys and recreational items to help you avoid costly product recalls, build greater customer confidence, and protect your brand reputation. QIMA's extensive toy testing expertise helps major brands and retailers ensure the quality and safety of their toy imports, including children's toys, recreational items, and electric toys.
Toy Testing Lab Services
Our quality assurance and toy testing programs include a wide range of tests to ensure compliance in your destination markets. Toy safety tests we offer include, but are not limited to:
- Sharp point and sharp edge verification
- Pull test on small parts
- Pull test on seams
- Stuff checking for the plush toy
- Metal detection test
- Dynamic and static standard tests, tensile force/pressure up to 10 kN
- Dynamic and static custom tests, tensile force/pressure up to 20 kN
- Strength tests
- Durability tests
- Color resistance to saliva and perspiration (textile components)
- Small parts verification
- Workmanship check
- Function/performance of product
- Working distance check for remote control toys
- Frequency check for electronic toys
- Humidity test for the wooden toys
- Eco design
Toys and Recreational Items Lab Testing Expertise
Our toy testing lab services ensure your toys and recreational items meet the standards and regulations of your destination market. With global expertise in quality testing, we keep up with the current state of toy safety regulations around the world so you don’t have to.
QIMA's laboratories offer a wide range of tests covering every aspect of product quality and safety. Our team of experts can help you determine which tests you need based on your product type and destination market:
International Requirements:
- ISO 8124, Part 1, Safety of Toys, Mechanical Hazards
- ISO 8124, Part 2, Safety of Toys, Flammability
- ISO 8124, Part 3, Safety of Toys, Migration of Certain Elements
- IEC 62115, Electric Toys – Safety
- IEC 60825, Laser/LED Safety
- Age appropriateness analysis
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Certifications for the Toy Industry
Through Hansecontrol, QIMA offers certifications for a wide variety of toys and recreational products that allow you to demonstrate superior product quality and safety to your consumers:
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More Resources
The Importance of Toy Testing (Your Toy Safety Checklist) - Learn about the most important testing considerations when planning out your quality control.
Pet Toy Testing - Read more about the requirements for pet toys in the markets you are planning to sell in.
Electrical Toy Testing - Have electrical components in your toy? Learn about the additional requirements for selling electrical toys in your destination markets.
Toy Testing Standards:
- EU Standard
- US Standard
- Canada Standard
- Australia Standards
- Japan Standards
- Chinese Standards
- International Standards
Toy Testing Types
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