Dom » Toy Safety & Compliance: Our Commitment to Your Children
The Safety of every plush stuffed toy we produce at CustomPlushMaker is of the utmost importance to us. Always, we hold an attitude of Children Toy Safety First, Strict Quality Control, and Long Term Partnership Maintaining. The greatest care possible is taken to make sure you and your children stay safe with our toys.
“Safety is our number one priority. We have gone above and beyond to obtain all proper safety documentation and adhere to all global safety protocols and procedures.
Our goods undergo annual testing with a third-party, CPSC-accredited laboratory according to all American safety standards and regulations. We are also in compliance with all UK and EU regulations, meaning we have obtained additional safety testing and have been approved by European standards as well.
The UKCA and CE mark will appear on all of our bulk-order plushies, ensuring your custom products are ready for global retail.“
ASTM standards are voluntary consensus standards but are mandatory in the United States under federal law.
Please note: We have updated our protocols to comply with ASTM F963-23, which supersedes previous versions like F963-17.
This standard covers toy testing to determine application and suitable age groups, identifying hazards and ensuring effective packaging.
Chemical and Heavy Metal Restrictions: Ensures that the content of heavy metals (lead, cadmium, phthalates) does not exceed set limits. Unlike EN71-3, ASTM F963 adds a specific test for total lead in surface coatings.
Mechanical and Physical Properties: Specifies requirements for sharp points, small parts, and removable parts. Tests include:
Impact Test
Drop Test
Tension Test (for component removal)
Pressure & Deflection Test
Electrical Safety: For toys containing batteries or electrical components, ensuring they do not overheat or cause harm. This affects PCB and wiring design.
Small Parts: Mandatory testing in a CPSC-approved laboratory to prevent choking hazards. This strictly affects beads, buttons, and plastic eyes on plush toys.
Flammability: Toys are tested to ensure they do not burn rapidly. The spontaneous combustion speed along the main axis must be less than 2.5 mm/s.
All of our plush stuffed animal toys are tested for any age suitability. This means that unless there is a specific safety recommendation or suitability message, a plush stuffed animal toy is safe for all ages, from birth to 100 years old and beyond.
We rigorously test against the European standard EN 71, which is divided into several specific parts to ensure comprehensive safety.
EN 71-1: Mechanical and physical properties This part specifies the safety technical requirements and test methods for the mechanical and physical properties of toys for different age groups, from newborn infants to 14-year-old children. It also covers requirements for packaging, marking, and instructions for use.
EN 71-2: Flammability This part specifies the types of flammable materials prohibited for all toys and the requirements for the combustion performance of certain toys. The flammability requirements and test methods for five types of toy materials are specified in detail.
EN 71-3: Migration of specific elements This part specifies the maximum limit and test method of transportable elements (antimony, arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury, tin, etc.) in accessible parts or materials of toys. (See detailed breakdown in Section 4).
EN 71-4: Experimental toys for chemistry and related activities Specifies safety technical requirements for experimental toys for specific chemical and related activities.
EN 71-5: Chemical toys (except toys for chemical experiments) Specifies safety technical requirements for other specific chemical toys.
EN 71-6: Label symbol for age warning Determines the label symbol for age warning, including the illustration and its meaning.
EN 71-7: Finger paint – Technical requirements and test methods
EN 71-8: Swing, slide and similar toys for indoor or outdoor use
EN 71-9: General requirements for organic compounds Note: While EN 71-9 has been formally withdrawn in some contexts in favor of REACH regulations, we maintain strict controls on organic chemical compounds to ensure the highest safety levels.
EN 71-10 & EN 71-11: Preparation, extraction, and methods of analysis of organic compounds.
Our compliance with EN 71 also satisfies the requirements of major national standards, as they share the same core safety protocols:
BS 5665 (British Standards Institution)
DIN EN 71 (German Standards Institution)
NF EN 71 (French Standards Institution)
These standards are generally divided into mechanical/physical performance, combustion performance, and migration of specific elements. As long as toys pass the requirements of the EN 71 test, they meet the requirements of these three national standards.
Our compliance with EN 71 also satisfies the requirements of major national standards, as they share the same core safety protocols:
BS 5665 (British Standards Institution)
DIN EN 71 (German Standards Institution)
NF EN 71 (French Standards Institution)
These standards are generally divided into mechanical/physical performance, combustion performance, and migration of specific elements. As long as toys pass the requirements of the EN 71 test, they meet the requirements of these three national standards.
This EU inspection standard for cadmium content in plastics is available and can be tested according to specific customer requirements.
We adhere to strict protocols for sample selection and testing categories.
Laboratory samples must be in sale condition.
The test part is removed from the accessible part of a separate toy sample.
Materials less than 10mg are typically not tested; however, we may request raw materials to ensure test accuracy if the sample weight is insufficient.
Paints, varnishes, nitrocelluloses, inks, polymer coatings.
Polymeric materials and similar materials (including laminates).
Paper and cardboard.
Textiles (natural or synthetic).
Glass/Ceramic/Metallic materials (tested if accessible).
Other materials (wood, fiberboard, bone, leather).
Materials for leaving traces (graphite, liquid ink).
Soft modeling materials (clay, gel).
Paints (finger paints, varnishes, etc. in solid or liquid form).
All toys for food/mouth contact.
Toys for children under 6 years old (all accessible parts).
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