On May 4, 2022, the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) published EN 71-13:2021+A1:2022, the latest toy safety standard for requirements on the use of substances and mixtures in olfactory board games, cosmetic kits, gustative games and supplementary sets to such games and kits.
This standard will be given the status of a national standard by November 2022 and conflicting national standards are to be withdrawn by this date at the very latest. This standard is expected to be harmonized under the Toy Safety Directive upon official acceptance by the European Commission (EC) and by publication in the Official Journal of the EU (OJEU).
Highlights of the major changes in EN 71-13:2021+A1:2022 are summarized in the below table.
| SECTION | HIGHLIGHTS OF CHANGES |
|---|---|
| 4.1 ‘Olfactory board games’ 4.1.2.3 ‘Further requirements for all types of olfactory board games” | Amends Table 1 ‘Allergenic fragrances which require a warning’ by adding 2 CAS numbers for citronellol and deleting methyl heptine carbonate |
Amends Table 2 ‘Allergenic fragrances which shall not be supplied in toys covered by this document’ by adding 3 fragrances:
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| 4.2 ‘Cosmetic kits’ 4.2.1 ‘General’ | Emphasizes that cosmetic kits and supplementary sets to such kits must not be intended for children under 36 months |
| 4.3 ‘Gustative games’ 4.3.1 ‘General’ | Emphasizes that gustative games and supplementary sets to such games must not be intended for children under 36 months |
| 6 ‘Warnings and marking’ 6.1 ‘General markings and warnings’ | New Table 3 ‘Allergenic fragrances which shall be listed on the toy, on an affixed label, on the packaging or in an accompanying leaflet’ with 61 fragrances |
| Annex A.1 ‘Allergenic fragrances’ | Indicates that Directives (EU) 2020/2088 and (EU) 2020/2089 on allergenic fragrances have been adapted to Tables 1 to 3 as previously reported in SafeGuardS 188/20 |
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