BS EN 71-15:2025 PDF

1   Scope This document specifies requirements for formamide in foam toy materials and a test method for determining the content of formamide in foam toy materials . This document is applicable to toys intended for use by children under 36 month or other toys intended to be placed in the mouth.

NOTE 1 The document provides a test method to determine if the total content of formamide in foam toy materials is below the 200 mg/kg cut-off limit. Foam toy materials exceeding this limit are subject to the emission limit specified in Appendix C to Annex II to Directive 2009/48/EC.

NOTE 2 The European Commission Guidance Document No 11 on the Application of Directive 2009/48/EC on the Safety of Toys [3] provides guidelines to help on the classification of toys intended for children under 36 months of age or of 36 months and over.