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Thailand Restricts Phthalates in Toy Products
On March 25, 2022, a regulation mandating toys to conform with the Thai industrial standard for toys, TIS 685 Part 1-2562 (2019) Toys: Safety requirements Part 1 – Requirements, was published in the Royal Gazette of Thailand by the Ministry of Industry. This published regulation, “Ministerial Regulation regarding designation of Toys as industrial products which shall conform to the industrial standard” is effective from September 22, 2022.
The standard restricts the migration of chemicals in TIS 685 Part 1-2562 (2019) for toy products. A stricter threshold was found for finger paint except for Barium, in contrast to “TIS 685 Part 1-2540 (1997) Toys Part 1 General requirements”. The specific requirements stated in the regulation are as follows:
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Chemical elements |
The maximum concentration of chemical elements in the sample extracted from toys (mg per kg) |
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Coating, writing material, plastic, paper and paperboard, and textile |
Modeling clay |
Finger paint |
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Antimony (Sb) |
60 |
60 |
10 |
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Arsenic (As) |
25 |
25 |
10 |
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Barium (Ba) |
1000 |
250 |
350 |
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Cadmium (Cd) |
75 |
50 |
15 |
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Chromium (Cr) |
60 |
25 |
25 |
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Lead (Pb) |
90 |
90 |
25 |
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Mercury (Hg) |
60 |
25 |
10 |
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Selenium (Se) |
500 |
500 |
50 |
The standard also introduced new requirements on phthalates in plastic, rubber, and coating.
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Phthalates |
The maximum total phthalates in the sample extracted from plastic, rubber, and coating which is in the exposure area (% W/W) |
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General toys |
Toys for children under 3 years and possible for exposure to mouth |
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bis-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) |
Not exceed 0.1 |
Not exceed 0.1 |
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di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) |
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benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP) |
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di-iso-nonyl phthalate (DINP) |
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di-iso-decyl phthalate (DIDP) |
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di-n-octyl phthalate (DNOP) |
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We acknowledge that the above information has been compiled from Thai Industrial Standard.
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