substances-restricted-toys

Toy Safety Directive - Substances Restricted in Toys

EU. Substances Restricted in Toys, Directive 2009/48/EC, OJ L 170/1, 30 June 2009, last amended by Directive (EU) 2021/903, 4 June 2021

This list contains substances whose use in toys is restricted in the European Union in accordance with points 8 and 13, Part III, and Appendices A and C of Annex II (Particular Safety Requirements) to Directive 2009/48/EC on toy safety. List entries include substance name, CAS number, limit values for certain product types and, where applicable, notes on restrictions.

Last updated 28 March 2024. Database contains 80 unique substances/entries.
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Scraped-off toy material
As strontium
Banned if exceeded the migration limit (without prejudice to points 3, 4 and 5, Part III, Annex II)
56000 mg/kg
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Toys, in components of toys or in micro-structurally distinct parts of toys
Banned
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Scraped-off toy material
As tin
Banned if exceeded the migration limit (without prejudice to points 3, 4 and 5, Part III, Annex II)
180000 mg/kg
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Dry, brittle, powder-like or pliable toy material
As tin
Banned if exceeded the migration limit (without prejudice to points 3, 4 and 5, Part III, Annex II)
15000 mg/kg
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Liquid or sticky toy material
As tin
Banned if exceeded the migration limit (without prejudice to points 3, 4 and 5, Part III, Annex II)
3750 mg/kg
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Liquid or sticky toy material
As zinc
Banned if exceeded the migration limit (without prejudice to points 3, 4 and 5, Part III, Annex II)
938 mg/kg
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Scraped-off toy material
As zinc
Banned if exceeded the migration limit (without prejudice to points 3, 4 and 5, Part III, Annex II)
46000 mg/kg
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Dry, brittle, powder-like or pliable toy material
As zinc
Banned if exceeded the migration limit (without prejudice to points 3, 4 and 5, Part III, Annex II)
3750 mg/kg
Details
606-053-1
18540-29-9
Liquid or sticky toy material
As chromium (VI)
Banned if exceeded the migration limit (without prejudice to points 3, 4 and 5, Part III, Annex II)
0.005 mg/kg
Details
606-053-1
18540-29-9
Dry, brittle, powder-like or pliable toy material
As chromium (VI)
Banned if exceeded the migration limit (without prejudice to points 3, 4 and 5, Part III, Annex II)
0.02 mg/kg
Details
606-053-1
18540-29-9
Scraped-off toy material
As chromium (VI)
Banned if exceeded the migration limit (without prejudice to points 3, 4 and 5, Part III, Annex II)
0.053 mg/kg
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203-632-7
108-95-2
Toys intended for use by children under 36 months or in other toys intended to be placed in the mouth
10 mg/kg
Allowed to use in polymeric materials if comply with migration limit, in accordance with the methods laid down in EN 71-10:2005 and EN 71-11:2005; Allowed to use as a preservative if comply with the content limit, in accordance with the methods laid down in EN 71-10:2005 and EN 71-11:2005
5 mg/l
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204-118-5
115-96-8
Toys intended for use by children under 36 months or in other toys intended to be placed in the mouth
5 mg/kg
Allowed to use if comply with content limit
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237-158-7
13674-84-5
Toys intended for use by children under 36 months or in other toys intended to be placed in the mouth
5 mg/kg
Allowed to use if comply with content limit
Details
237-159-2
13674-87-8
Toys intended for use by children under 36 months or in other toys intended to be placed in the mouth
5 mg/kg
Allowed to use if comply with content limit
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220-120-9
2634-33-5
Toys intended for use by children under 36 months or in other toys intended to be placed in the mouth
5 mg/kg
Allowed to use in aqueous toy materials if comply with content limit, in accordance with the methods laid down in EN 71-10:2005 and EN 71-11:2005
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220-239-6
2682-20-4
Toys intended for use by children under 36 months or in other toys intended to be placed in the mouth
0.25 mg/kg
Allowed to use in aqueous toy materials if comply with content limit
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247-500-7
26172-55-4
Toys intended for use by children under 36 months or in other toys intended to be placed in the mouth
0.75 mg/kg
Allowed to use in aqueous toy materials if comply with content limit
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200-001-8
50-00-0
Toys intended for use by children under 36 months or in other toys intended to be placed in the mouth
Allowed to use in resin-bonded wood toy material if comply with emission limit
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200-001-8
50-00-0
Toys intended for use by children under 36 months or in other toys intended to be placed in the mouth
30 mg/kg
Allowed to use in paper toy materials if comply with content limit
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200-001-8
50-00-0
Toys intended for use by children under 36 months or in other toys intended to be placed in the mouth
Allowed to use in polymeric toy material if comply with migration limit
1.5 mg/l
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200-001-8
50-00-0
Toys intended for use by children under 36 months or in other toys intended to be placed in the mouth
30 mg/kg
Allowed to use in textile toy materials if comply with content limit
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200-001-8
50-00-0
Toys intended for use by children under 36 months or in other toys intended to be placed in the mouth
30 mg/kg
Allowed to use in leather toy materials if comply with content limit
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200-001-8
50-00-0
Toys intended for use by children under 36 months or in other toys intended to be placed in the mouth
10 mg/kg
Allowed to use in water-based toy materials if comply with content limit
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611-341-5
55965-84-9
Toys intended for use by children under 36 months or in other toys intended to be placed in the mouth
1 mg/kg
Allowed to use in aqueous toy materials if comply with content limit
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200-539-3
62-53-3
Toys intended for use by children under 36 months or in other toys intended to be placed in the mouth
30 mg/kg
Limit value after reductive cleavage in finger paints
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200-539-3
62-53-3
Toys intended for use by children under 36 months or in other toys intended to be placed in the mouth
30 mg/kg
Limit value after reductive cleavage in textile toy material and leather toy material
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200-539-3
62-53-3
Toys intended for use by children under 36 months or in other toys intended to be placed in the mouth
10 mg/kg
Limit value as free aniline in finger paints
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200-842-0
75-12-7
Toys intended for use by children under 36 months or in other toys intended to be placed in the mouth
200 mg/kg
20 µg/m3 (emission limit) after a maximum of 28 days from commencement of the emission testing of foam toy materials containing more than 200 mg/kg (cut-off limit based on content)
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201-245-8
80-05-7
Toys intended for use by children under 36 months or in other toys intended to be placed in the mouth
Allowed to use if comply with migration limit in accordance with the methods laid down in EN 71-10:2005 and EN 71-11:2005
0.04 mg/l
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