For
Europe:
The formamide is proposing to be added in 2009/48/EC with limit for
toys (playmat is included) as
below
While above propose is not effective yet, the Europe
regulation for consumer product
should be as below:
Formamide
is a CMR classified as reprotoxic cat 2 (or 1 B according to 1272/2008).
According
to the current Toy safety directive 88/378/EEC, toys shall not contain dangerous
substances in amounts which may harm the safety and health of children.
It is the responsibility of the manufacturer to demonstrate that toys they place on the EU market comply with this requirement. National market surveillance authorities have the obligation to verify and take measures the case may be.
It is the responsibility of the manufacturer to demonstrate that toys they place on the EU market comply with this requirement. National market surveillance authorities have the obligation to verify and take measures the case may be.
The
new Toy Safety Directive 2009/48 introduces, as from July 2013, a general ban on
CMRs substances. As an exception, they can be used when they are contained in
concentrations equal or below the concentrations mentioned in Regulation
1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and
mixtures (0.5% for
formamide).
For France,
the national regulation for puzzle
playmat is as
Limit: <200 mg/kg
For Taiwan, the national regulation for Toys and playmat are:
Limit: <2mg/kg (which is same as the
withdrawed limit of France on 1 August 2012)
The taiwan requirement was commented by European commission as below:
