International Toy Standard ISO 8124 -3:2020+Amd.1:2023 on Migration of Certain Elements Published
Vol. 1348 | 25 Apr 2023
In March 2023, ISO (International Organization for Standardization) published an amendment to the toy standard ISO 8124-3:2020 on migration of certain elements, to be ISO 8124-3:2020+Amd.1:2023. The amendment shall be effective immediately.
Compared to the previous version, ISO 8124-3:2020+Amd.1:2023 includes following major changes:
- For modelling clay:
- Added migration limit for boron (B) (3750 mg/kg);
- Changed migration limit for barium (Ba) from 250 mg/kg to 350 mg/kg.
- For putty:
- Added migration limit for boron (B) (3750 mg/kg);
- Lowered migration limit for four elements (Ba, Cd, Cr, Hg) to be those for modelling clay.
- For slime:
- Added migration limit for boron (B) (1250 mg/kg);
- Lowered migration limits for eight elements (Sb, As, Ba, Cd, Cr, Pb, Hg, Se) to be those for finger paint.
The updated migration limits are as below:
Maximum acceptable element migration from toy materials (ISO 8124-3:2020+Amd.1:2023) | |||||||||
Toy material \ Migration limit (mg/kg of toy material) | Element | ||||||||
Antimony (Sb) | Arsenic (As) | Barium (Ba) | Cadmium (Cd) | Chromium (Cr) | Lead (Pb) | Mercury (Hg) | Selenium (Se) | Boron (B) | |
Any toy material given in Clause 1, except modelling clay and putty, finger paint, and slime | 60 | 25 | 1000 | 75 | 60 | 90 | 60 | 500 | -- |
Modelling clay and putty | 60 | 25 | 350 | 50 | 25 | 90 | 25 | 500 | 3750 |
Finger paint | 10 | 10 | 350 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 50 | -- |
Slime | 10 | 10 | 350 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 50 | 1250 |
Modelling clay and putty are defined as flexible solid or semi-solid mixtures that retain their shape and form when moulded into a shape, intended to create representations of objects by hand manipulation or to be extruded into profiles by the toy.
Slime is defined as water-based gel or gel like material, clear or coloured, which is viscous, slippery, and often non-Newtonian fluids, intended for play by hand manipulation, kneading and stretching.
If you have any questions, please contact Michael Chan (michael.chan@intertek.com).