Toy Safety and Lab Testing

We offer quality assurance and lab testing 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.

QC Tailored for the Toys and Recreational Items Industry

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 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.

  • 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 laboratory testing ensures that your toys and recreational items meet the standards and regulations of your destination market. With global experience 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

US Toy Standards & Regulations

General requirements Children's products
  • Cal Prop 65 Settlement Review & Testing
  • Cal Prop 65
  • Cal Prop 65 Phthalates
  • USP 61/62, Microbiological Examination of Non-Sterile Products
  • USP 51 Preservative Effectiveness
  • CPSIA Total Lead Content in Surface Coatings
  • CPSIA Total Lead Content Children’s Products (metal and non-metal substrates)
  • CPSIA Total Lead Content in Children’s Metal Jewelry
  • 16 CFR 1500, Mechanical Hazards and Labeling
  • 16 CFR 1500.44, Flammability of Solids
  • 16 CFR 1511, Pacifiers
  • CPSIA Tracking Labels
  • Model Toxics in Packaging (formerly CONEG)
  
Toys and recreational items
  • 16 CFR 1501, Small Parts
  • 16 CFR 1510, Rattles
  • CPSIA Total Lead Content in Surface Coatings
  • ASTM F963 Soluble Heavy Metals content in Surface Coatings
  • CPSIA Total Lead Content in Children’s Products (metal & non-metal substrates)
  • CPSIA Phthalate Content (non-mouthable and mouthable)
  • ASTM F963, Mechanical Hazards & Labeling
  • ASTM F963, Flammability of Solids
  • ASTM F963, Flammability of Textiles
  • 16 CFR 1610, Flammability of Clothing Textiles
  • ASTM 1148, Home Playgrounds
  • ANSI Tricycle Testing
  • Model Toxics in Packaging (formerly CONEG)
  • CPSIA Tracking Labels


Europe Toy Standards & Regulations

  • EN 71, Part 1, Safety of Toys, Mechanical and Physical Tests
  • EN 71, Part 2, Safety of Toys, Flammability Test
  • EN 71, Part 3, Safety of Toys, Migration of Certain Elements
  • EN 62115 Electric Toys – Safety
  • EN 71, Part 8, Activity Toys for Domestic Use (swings, slides)
  • EC No. 1907/2006 (REACH), Total Cadmium
  • EC No. 1907/2006 (REACH), Phthalates (non-mouth & mouth)
  • LFGB
For electrical / electronic toys:
  • RohS conformity
  • Electrical safety (LVD)
  • Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
  • RED (Radio Equipment Directive)


Canada Toy Standards & Regulations

  • SOR/2016-193, Surface Coating Materials Regulations (Total Lead and Mercury)
  • SOR/2011-17 as amended, Leachable Metals in Surface Coatings
  • SOR/2010-273 as amended, Lead in Substrate Materials
  • SOR/2018-83 Consumer Products Containing Lead Regulations
  • SOR/2016-188, Phthalates Regulations
  • SOR/2018-82, Children’s Jewelry Regulations
  • SOR/2016-194, Textile Flammability Regulation
  • SOR/2011-17 as amended, Canadian Toys Regulations (Mechanical Hazards & Flammability)
  • Consumer Packaging and Labeling Act (R.S., 1985, c. C-38)
  • Country of Origin (C.R.C., c.535)
  • Quebec Labeling (R.S.Q., c.C-11)
  • Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA)


Australia / New Zealand Toy Standards & Regulations

  • AS/NZS ISO 8124, Part 1, Safety of Toys, Mechanical Hazards
  • AS/NZS ISO 8124, Part 2, Safety of Toys, Flammability
  • AS/NZS 62115, Electric Toys – Safety
  • AS/NZS ISO 8124, Part 3, Safety of Toys, Migration of Certain Elements
  • Australia Consumer Protection Notice No. 11 of 2011 (DEHP Content)
  • Australia Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Regulation


Other Toy Standards & Regulations

  • China:
    • GB 6675, Toy Safety Standard
    • GB 19865, Electric Toys – Safety
  • Taiwan:
    • CNS 14276, Safety of Electric Toys
  • Japan:
    • Food Sanitation Law Section 4 – Toys
    • ST 2016 Toy Safety Standard
  • Thailand: TIS 2236-2548, Electric Toys - Safety
  • Malaysia: MS 62115, Safety of Electric Toys
 US:
  • CPAI 75, Flammability of Sleeping Bags
  • CPAI 84, Flame Resistant Materials Used in Camping Tentage
  • Labeling Evaluations
  • LHAMA Evaluations
  • TRA (Toxicological Risk Assessment)
  • GCC, General Certificate of Conformance
  • CPC, Children’s Product Certificate


Certifications for the Toy Industry

QIMA, through Hansecontrol, offers certification for a wide variety of toys and recreational products, which allow you to demonstrate superior product quality and safety to your consumers:

Lab Testing & Standard Inspections for Toys | QIMA

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How an Innovative Toy Company Ensured the Safety of its Products
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