Safety Assessment

Under the new EU Toy Directive (2009/84/EC), manufacturers shall carry out an analysis of the chemical, physical, mechanical, electrical, flammability, hygiene, and radioactivity hazards that the toy may present, as well as an assessment of the potential exposure to such hazards

How do you ensure that all essential safety requirements are met? Intertek offers safety assessment, which assessing the likelihood of the presence of potential physical and mechanical hazards, prohibited and restricted substances in the toys. 

Importers and retailers have an obligation as well to ensure that the assessment was conducted according to the requirements. Highly qualified chemicals and toy safety experts make up our safety assessment team in Intertek Hong Kong. We also have the most in-house toxicologist globally, thereby affirming our leading position of having the largest toxicologist network. Our services include: 

• Physical and mechanical assessment 
• Chemical safety assessment 
• Formulation / ingredient review 

Combining Intertek’s propriety “chemical database” with foreseeable exposure scenarios established by our toy experts, we deliver a complete and comprehensive assessment.