Japan Publishes New Toy Safety Standard ST 2016

Vol. 894 | 05 Feb 2016

The new Japan Toy Safety Standard ST 2016 was published in February 2016, and will be effective from 1 April 2016. The previous version, ST 2012 (5^th edition), shall remain valid until 31 March 2018.

During this transition period, the Japan Toy Association (JTA) will accept either standard, ST 2012 (5^th edition) or ST 2016, for the ST Certification Mark application.

In ST 2016, certain physical and flammability requirements are revised with refer to ISO 8124 Part 1 and Part 2.

Following are highlights of the revisions:

• ST 2016, Part 1 – Physical requirement:
  • Overall revisions for “Projectiles”
  • New criteria for “toy fasteners”
  • New criteria for “bath toys”
  • Clarifications of the criteria for “Batteries” (button cell batteries, etc.)
• ST 2016, Part 2 – Flammability requirements:
  • Clarifications of the criteria for “Flammability”

 

For more information, please contact:

John Wong
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