Toys & Children’s Products Testing
What is Toys & Children’s Products Testing testing?
Toy testing analyzes physical safety (avoiding choking on small parts, sharp points, cord strangulation) and chemical safety (total lead, heavy metal migration, banned phthalate plasticizers).
Why Toys & Children’s Products Testing testing?
Children are vulnerable to chemical toxicity and physical hazards. Regulators enforce zero tolerance for dangerous toys, imposing immediate customs seizures, massive recall fines, and criminal penalties for non-compliant brands.
How can GICG help?
GICG is a CPSC-accepted testing body equipped with ICP-OES spectrometry, sharp edge testers, torque/tension gauges, and small parts cylinders.
Accredited Standards & Laboratory Protocols
Some of the toys & children’s products testing services provided by GICG include:
Physical & Mechanical Safety
ASTM F963 & EN 71-1- •Small Parts Cylinder Trial (choking hazard check for children under 3)
- •Sharp Point & Sharp Edge Instrumentation Testing
- •Tension, Compression, Torque, and Drop Impact Safety Trials
- •Cords, Straps, and Elastics Strangulation Hazard Assessment
Chemical & Heavy Metal Migration
CPSIA & EN 71-3 (19 Soluble Elements)- •Total Lead in accessible substrates (< 100 ppm) and coatings (< 90 ppm)
- •8 Regulated Phthalates (DEHP, DBP, BBP, DINP, DIBP, DPENP, DHEXP, DCHP < 0.1%)
- •Soluble Heavy Metals Extraction (Lead, Cadmium, Arsenic, Mercury, Antimony, Barium)
Specialized Test Equipment & Instrumentation
Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES)
Gas Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) for Phthalate Screening
Small Parts Test Cylinder & Sharp Edge Testing Tool with calibrated pressure head
Torque and Tension Calibrated Pull Gauge Rigs
Critical Quality Checkpoints & Inspection Criteria
Official Laboratory Deliverables
Frequently Asked Technical Questions
Q:What is a Children’s Product Certificate (CPC) and who needs it?
A CPC is a federally mandated certification issued by importers and manufacturers of children’s products sold in the United States, attesting that the toy has been tested by a CPSC-accepted laboratory to all relevant safety standards.
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