EN 71- Organic Chemical Compounds

Table lists the range of materials and their intended use as toys along with the chemicals that have been used on these materials.

CHEMICAL MATERIAL	TYPES OF TOYS	FLAME RETARDANTS	COLORANTS	PRIMARY AROMATIC AMINES	MONOMERS	SOLVENTS MIGRATIONS	SOLVENT INHALATIONS	WOOD PRESERVATIVES	PRESER- VATIVES	PLASTICIZES
POLYMER	Toys intended to be mouthed by children under 3 years of age;				✔	✔				✔
POLYMER	Toys, or their accessible components, with a mass of 150g or less intended to be played with in the hands by children under 3 years of age				✔	✔				✔
WOOD	“		✔	✔				✔
PAPER	“		✔	✔
TEXTILE	Toys or their accessible components intended for children under 3 years of age	✔	✔	✔
LEATHER	“		✔	✔					✔
POLYMER	Mouthpiece components of mouth actuated toys				✔	✔				✔
WOOD	“		✔	✔				✔
PAPER	“		✔	✔
POLYMER	Inflatable toys with a surface greater than 0.5m2 when fully inflated						✔
POLYMER	Toys worn over the mouth or nose				✔		✔
TEXTILE	“		✔	✔			✔
PAPER	”		✔	✔
POLYMER	Toys which the child can enter						✔
TEXTILE	“						✔
POLYMER	Components of graphic instruments sold as toys or used in toys				✔	✔
WOOD	Wooden toys (and their accessible components) for indoor use							✔
WOOD	Wooden toys (and their accessible components) for outdoor use							✔
POLYMER	Toys and components of toys which mimic food				✔	✔				✔
ALL	Solid toy materials intended to leave a trace		✔	✔
LIQUID	Coloured accessible liquids in toys		✔	✔					✔
LIQUID	Non -coloured accessible liquids in toys								✔
ALL	Modelling clay, play clay and similar, except those chemical toys addressed by EN71 – 5		✔	✔					✔
ALL	Balloon -making compounds		✔	✔			✔
ALL	Imitation tattoos with adhesive		✔	✔		✔			✔
POLYMER	Imitation jewelry				✔	✔				✔

Following are the chemicals and their action limits:

✔ 5- Monomers :-

EN-71 sets limits on certain monomers, which release-

✔ 10- Solvents Inhalation :-

These solvents, which raise the risk of inhalation, are:

Toluene: used for softening plastic, 260 microgram/m3
Ethylbenzene: present as residues in coating, 5000 microgram/m3
Xylenes: sometimes present in PVC, residue in (phthalate) plasticisers, 870 microgram/m3
Mesitylene: presence is found in PVC & acrylic resins, 2500 microgram/m3
Trichloroethylene: occurs in PVC & elastomers, 33 microgram/m3
Dichloromethane:it is a blowing agent for PU foams & is present in adhesive systems, 3000 micrpgram/m3
N-Hexane: solvent in rubber cements, 1800 micrpgram/m3
Nitrobenzene: toxic pungent solvent & sometimes present in EVA, 33 microgram/m3
Cyclohexanone: a pungent solvent, most of the times found in coatings which have not been fully aired after application, especially those used on PVC inflatable toys, 136 microgram/m3
3,5,5-Trimethyl-2-cyclohexene-1-one (isophorone): a solvent with a low-odour threshold that has been released from coatings used on PVC inflatable toys, 200 microgram/m3.

✔ 4-Plasticizers:- Action limits 0.03mg/l

✔ 2-Flame retardants:-

✔ 16-colorants:- Action Limit 10mg/kg  Acid Red 26 (3761–53–3)

Acid Violet 49 (1694–09–3)
Basic Red 9 (569–61–9)
Basic Violet 1 (8004–87–3)
Basic Violet 3 (548–62–9)
Disperse Blue 1 (2475–45–8)
Disperse Blue 3 (2475–46–9)
Blue 106 (12223–01–7)
Disperse Blue 124 (61951–51–7)
Disperse Yellow 3 (2832–40–8)
Orange 3 (730–40–5)
Disperse Orange 37/76 (12223–33–5, 13301– 61–6)
Disperse Red 1 (2872–52–8)
Solvent Yellow 1 (60–09–3)
Solvent Yellow 2 (60–11–7)
Solvent Yellow 3 (97–56–3)

✔ 9- Primary aromatic amines:- Action limit 5mg/kg

Benzidine (92–87–5)
2-Naphthylamine (91–59–8)
4-Chloroaniline (106–47–8)
3.3′-Dichlorobenzidine (91–94–1)
3,3′-Dimethoxybenzidine (119–90–4)
3.3′-Dimethylbenzidine (119–93–7)
o-Toluidine (95–53–4)
2-Methoxyaniline (o-Anisidine) (90–04–0)
Aniline 62–53–3

✔ 14-Solvents migration :-

Trichloroethylene (79–01–6): 0.02mg/l
Dichloromethane (75–09–2): 0,06 mg/l
2-Methoxyethyl acetate (110–49–6): 0.5 mg/l
2-Ethoxyethanol (110–80–5): 0.5 mg/l
2-Ethoxyethyl acetate (111–15–9): 0.5 mg/l
Bis(2-methoxyethyl) ether (111–96–6): 0.5 mg/l
2-Methoxypropyl acetate (70657–70–4): 0.5 mg/l
Methanol (67–56–1): 5 mg/l
Nitrobenzene (98–95–3): 0.02mg/l
Cyclohexanone (108–94–1): 46 mg/l
3,5,5-Trimethyl-2-cyclohexene-1-one (78–59–1): 3 mg/l
Toluene (108–88–3): 2 mg/l
Ethylbenzene (100–41–4): 1 mg/l
Xylene (all isomers): 2 mg/l (total)