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EN 71-20:2025

Safety of toys - Part 20: Microbiological safety of toys containing accessible aqueous media

Edition date: 2025-12-17
In Force
Available languages: English, German, French
Summary: This document specifies microbiological cleanliness and preservative efficacy requirements for accessible aqueous media in toys. The requirements in this document apply to all toys that are, contain or are supplied with accessible aqueous materials (e.g. paste, putty, finger paint, liquid or gel). The cleanliness and preservation effectiveness requirements are applicable to a toy as it is initially received by the consumer, in an unopened and undamaged container. This document does not apply to a toy that has been used, has had its packaging opened or is otherwise compromised in a way that would introduce microbiological contamination. This document does not apply to toys and samples which are post-consumer use, since the microbiological limits are inappropriate given, there is no way to establish what conditions the toys have been subject to before testing. This document does not apply to: - materials that are inaccessible during normal use or after reasonably foreseeable abuse; - food; - cosmetics; - components of toys covered by EN 71-13 where; - the component is in scope of the Cosmetic Products Regulation (i.e. Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 [13]; - the component comprises only recognized food flavours and food ingredients (see relevant legislation, for example Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 [16] ("general food law"), Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 [15] (flavours), Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 [14], Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 [18] (food additives) and Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (food information to consumers)[17]); - experimental sets covered by EN 71-4. NOTE Play cosmetics, that are only for use on the toy (e.g. makeup products only for a doll), are not excluded.

Le présent document spécifie les exigences en matière de propreté microbiologique et d’efficacité des conservateurs pour les milieux aqueux accessibles dans les jouets. Les exigences du présent document s’appliquent à tous les jouets qui sont, contiennent ou sont fournis avec des matériaux aqueux accessibles (par exemple, pâte, mastic, peinture au doigt, liquide ou gel). Les exigences en matière de propreté et d’efficacité de conservation s’appliquent au jouet tel qu’il est reçu initialement par le consommateur, dans un contenant non ouvert et non endommagé. Le présent document ne s’applique pas à un jouet qui a été utilisé, dont l’emballage a été ouvert ou qui est compromis d’une autre manière susceptible d’introduire une contamination microbiologique. Le présent document ne s'applique pas aux jouets et échantillons utilisés post-consommation, car les limites microbiologiques sont inappropriées étant donné qu’il n’existe aucun moyen d’établir les conditions auxquelles les jouets ont été soumis avant les essais. Le présent document ne s’applique pas : - aux matériaux inaccessibles dans le cadre d’une utilisation normale ou après un abus raisonnablement prévisible ; - aux denrées alimentaires ; - aux cosmétiques ; - aux composants de jouets couverts par l’EN 71-13 lorsque : - le composant entre dans le domaine d’application du règlement relatif aux produits cosmétiques (c’est-à-dire le règlement (CE) n° 1223/2009 [13] ; - le composant ne comprend que des arômes et des ingrédients alimentaires reconnus (voir la législation pertinente, par exemple le règlement (CE) no 178/2002 [16] (« principes généraux de la législation alimentaire »), le règlement (CE) no 1334/2008 [15] (arômes), le règlement (CE) no 1333/2008 [14], le règlement (UE) no 231/2012 de la Commission [18] (additifs alimentaires) et le règlement (UE) no 1169/2011 (information des consommateurs sur les denrées alimentaires) [17]) ; - les coffrets d’expériences couverts par l’EN 71-4. NOTE Les jeux cosmétiques, qui sont uniquement destinés à être utilisés sur le jouet (par exemple, les produits de maquillage réservés à une poupée), ne sont pas exclus.

Dieses Dokument legt Anforderungen an die mikrobiologische Reinheit und Wirksamkeit von Konservierungsstoffen für zugängliche wässrige Medien in Spielzeug fest. Die Anforderungen in diesem Dokument gelten für sämtliches Spielzeug, bei dem es sich um zugängliche wässrige Materialien (z. B. Paste, Knetmasse, Fingermalfarbe, Flüssigkeit oder Gel) handelt, sowie für sämtliches Spielzeug, das diese Materialien enthält oder mit diesen geliefert wird. Die Anforderungen an die Sauberkeit und Wirksamkeit der Konservierung gelten für ein Spielzeug im Anlieferungszustand beim Verbraucher, das sich in einem ungeöffneten und unbeschädigten Behältnis befindet. Dieses Dokument gilt nicht für Spielzeug, das bereits benutzt wurde, dessen Verpackung geöffnet wurde oder das auf andere Weise so beeinträchtigt ist, dass eine mikrobiologische Verunreinigung eingebracht werden würde. Dieses Dokument gilt nicht für Spielzeug und Proben nach der Nutzung durch Verbraucher, da die mikrobiologischen Grenzwerte in Anbetracht dessen, dass es keine Möglichkeit gibt festzustellen, welchen Bedingungen das Spielzeug vor der Prüfung ausgesetzt war, ungeeignet sind. Dieses Dokument gilt nicht für: - Materialien, die während der üblichen Nutzung oder nach vernünftigerweise vorhersehbarem Fehlgebrauch unzugänglich sind; - Lebensmittel; - Kosmetik; - Teile von Spielzeug, das von EN 71-13 abgedeckt wird, wenn: - das Teil in den Anwendungsbereich der Kosmetikprodukte-Verordnung fällt (d. h. Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1223/2009 [13]); - das Teil ausschließlich aus anerkannten Lebensmittelaromen und Lebensmittelzutaten besteht (siehe maßgebende Gesetzgebung, zum Beispiel Verordnung (EG) Nr. 178/2002 [16] ("Allgemeine Grundsätze und Anforderungen des Lebensmittelrechts"), Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1334/2008 [15] (Aromen), Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1333/2008 [14], Verordnung (EU) Nr. 231/2012 der Kommission [18] (Lebensmittelzusatzstoffe) und Verordnung (EU) Nr. 1169/2011 (Information der Verbraucher über Lebensmittel) [17]); - von EN 71-4 abgedeckte Experimentierkästen. ANMERKUNG Spiel-Kosmetik, die ausschließlich für die Verwendung auf dem Spielzeug vorgesehen ist (z. B. Makeup-Produkte nur für Puppen), ist nicht ausgenommen.
ICS: 97.200.50-Toys
CTN: CEN/TC 52 - 6036

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