The European Union EN71 series of toy safety standards are a series of specific testing technical requirements and specifications formulated by Cen for toy safety directive 2009 / 48 / EC (formerly 88 / 378 / EEC). The EN 71 series standards cover all the indexes related to toy safety and environmental protection, and cover most kinds of toy products. All toy products sold in the EU need to meet the EN 71 testing standard.

Standard content

The items involved in EN 71 include the following 11 categories:

EN 71-1: physical and mechanical tests;

EN 71-2: flammability test;

EN 71-3: toxic metal migration test;

EN 71-4: chemical experiment toys;

EN 71-5: non experimental chemical toys;

EN 71-6: age warning label map;

EN 71-7: requirements for paints and coatings;

EN 71-8: rocking, sliding and similar toys for indoor and outdoor family entertainment;

EN 71-9: General requirements for organic compounds in toys;

EN 71-10: sample preparation and extraction of organic compounds;

EN 71-11: analytical methods for organic compounds;