Vietnam: What are the details of National Standard TCVN 10065: 2013 on jewelry for children? What are the mechanical requirements for jewelry for children?
What are the cases in which jewelry is considered jewelry for children in Vietnam?
In subsection 3.2.3 Section 3 of National Standard TCVN 10065: 2013, the cases in which jewelry is considered as jewelry for children in Vietnam are:
- Be stated on packaging, display, promotion, or advertisement as a product suitable for children 12 years of age or younger.
- Be sold with, attached to, or bundled with other products that are packaged, displayed, or advertised as appropriate for use by children 12 years of age.
- Be sized for children 12 years of age or younger and not designed or intended for use by children 13 years of age or older.
- Be sold in:
+ Vending machines
+ Retail stores, catalogues, or online websites in which a person can offer for sale products that are packaged, displayed, or advertised as suitable for use by children from 12 years old.
+ A separate location of a retail store, catalogue, or online website in which a person can offer for sale products that are packaged, displayed, or advertised as appropriate or intended primarily for use by children 12 years old.
- Be labeled specifying that the product is designed and primarily intended for use by children 12 years of age or younger (e.g., "for 3+ toddlers", "For 4-8-year-olds").
What are the mechanical requirements for jewelry for children in Vietnam?
Under Section 12 of National Standard TCVN 10065: 2013, the mechanical requirements for jewelry for children in Vietnam are:
- Magnets: This requirement is intended to address the swallowing, inhalation, and sticking risks associated with jewelry for children containing dangerous magnets. Magnets are used in jewelry for children in products such as: earrings or pins to attach to ear holes or clothing; mounting details of necklaces and bracelets; decorative elements that can be attached and changed in neck straps and bracelets; pairs of pendants; or buckles on chains or rings, which must conform to the following requirements:
+ Jewelry for children must be free of dangerous magnets, or details with dangerous magnetism, except for jewelry for children by 12.1.3.
+ Jewelry for children must not have dangerous magnets or details with dangerous magnets that come apart after being tried to used correctly and misuse magnets as prescribed in 13.2.
+ Jewelry for children from 8 years old and above including earrings, brooches, necklaces, or bracelets containing removable dangerous magnets or details with removable dangerous magnets, as well as instructions, if any, must include warnings containing the following content or similarly conveying the following warning contents.
++ For earrings: The WARNING contains small magnets. Magnets that are swallowed or inhaled can suck through and twist the intestines or tissues in the body, causing serious injury or death. You should seek medical attention immediately if you swallow or inhale a magnet. Used only on the ears. Long-term wear can make a hole in the body's tissue. Change ear position frequently to release pressure. It should not be worn throughout the night.
++ For all other jewelry: WARNING contains small magnets. Magnets that are swallowed or inhaled can suck through and twist the intestines or tissues in the body, causing serious injury or death. You must immediately seek medical attention if a magnet is swallowed or inhaled.
++ An equilateral triangle with an exclamation point preceded by the warning word. The height of the triangle is equal to or higher than the height of the word "WARNING" and is at least one character away from the first character of the word warning. The height of the exclamation point is at least 1/2 the height of the triangle and centered vertically in the triangle. Warnings in Clauses 12.1.3.1 and 12.1.3.2 shall be placed in a visible location where the buyer is visible when making a purchase, by 4.3 or 4.4. Warning letters must be in capital letters. The warning sentence must be conspicuous and legible differently in appearance, layout, or color than other printed content. Color is the main way to achieve contrast, the color of the warning should contrast with the background color.
++ Product labels containing more than one item as required by 12.1.3 TCVN 10065:2013 may incorporate information if the condensed notification contains sufficient information necessary to describe the potential dangers associated with each product.
- Detachable and removable feature. This refers to the potential dangers of jewelry worn by children around the neck, which can get caught in objects around the child, causing the child to become entangled or stuffy.
+ Jewelry for children attached around the neck must be removable due to the "detachment" feature, bonding design, or physical properties of the material when subjected to tensile force of 15 Ib according to the separation tensile test described in 13.1 TCVN 10065: 2013
+ During the tensile test, there must be no dangerous magnets or parts with hazardous magnetism separated except for the product when the product is intended for children 8 years old or older and the product is labeled according to 12.1.3 TCVN 10065: 2013
++ There are no sharp tips or dangerous sharp edges during tensile testing if the jewelry product is intended for children 8 years or younger.
++ Ring jewelry for children, if the structure does not fit into the fixed test device, and has a circumference of less than 9.4 inches, it is not included in the requirements of this standard.
- Correct and Misused Use: jewelry for children must be tested to mechanical requirements according to 16 CFR 1500.50-53 for products intended for children 8 years of age or younger and should not present any danger after trying.
+ The functional spikes of jewelry for children are excluded from 16 CFR 1500.48. For example, pins and brooches.
Small details: jewelry for children is subject to the exclusions applied in 16 CFR 1501.3.
Other recommended warning labels: Manufacturers should consider the risk of ear tips sticking to the ear after long wear. This risk is increased at the first ear piercing, usually in children, due to wound healing and the risk of inflammation. Mechanical designs such as larger backs or the use of washers to increase surface area can prevent such accidents. If mechanical methods are not performed, the user must be warned of the risk of sticking during continuous use, and check the ear holes at regular intervals to see if jewelry has stuck to the ears.
- Jewelry for children with batteries:
+ For all jewelry for children with batteries, if the battery is completely penetrated the cylinder to test small details as specified in 16 CFR 1501.4, Figure 1, these batteries must be non-contactable, before and after testing by 16 CFR 1500.50-53 (if applicable) without the use of a punch, screwdriver, or other common household tool. The test is performed with the recommended battery.
+ Battery-operated jewelry for children: For jewelry for children that uses more than one replaceable battery in a circuit, the instruction or product must be labeled (or in a similar way) with the following information:
++ Do not mix old and new batteries.
++ Do not mix alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc), or rechargeable (nickel-cadmium) batteries.
+ Jewelry for children containing batteries: jewelry for children with non-replaceable batteries, which can be touched when using punches, screwdrivers, or other household appliances must have a notice that the battery is not replaceable. If the manufacturer determines that it is impractical to put a label on the product, it can be placed on the package or in the instructions for use.
+ Unintentional charging: Battery-operated jewelry for children must be designed so that any non-rechargeable batteries cannot be charged. This is possible by the physical design of the battery compartment or by using the right electronic circuitry. This applies in cases where the battery is misplaced (opposite polarity), charging is used for jewelry using non-charging batteries, or both. This section does not apply to circuits with one or two non-rechargeable batteries as the only source of power. jewelry for children with a button battery power supply does not fall under this requirement.
+ Pole marking: jewelry for children must be durably marked in the battery compartment or the vicinity of the battery compartment to accurately represent the "+" or "-" pole. Additional markings on the jewelry or in the instructions must accurately indicate the size and voltage of the battery. These markings are not necessary for non-rechargeable batteries or rechargeable battery packs, but by design can insert the battery in the right direction. The battery compartment for button batteries does not fall under this requirement.
- Tongue jewelry: Do not be used as jewelry for children.
What are the factors for identifying jewelry designed or intended primarily for teens and adults in Vietnam?
In Appendix A promulgated together with National Standard TCVN 10065: 2013, the factors for identifying jewelry designed or intended primarily for teens and adults in Vietnam are:
Design drawings and branding or marketing plans show that the manufacturer's primary target audience is adults or teens and emphasize that the product is not intended for children.
Product specifications indicate that the product must comply with requirements for non-children's products, for example, lead limits in adult products in California and Minnessota indicate that the product is designed and intended primarily for adults. Products that meet lead content standards for non-jewelry for children sold and distributed in adult settings are considered designed and intended primarily for adults. Such jewelry may be labeled "CA and MN Standard for Adult Jewelry"; This also indicates that jewelry is not designed or intended primarily for children 12 years of age or younger.
- Jewelry labeled "Not intended for children 12 years of age or younger" or with similar content indicating that the product is not designed or intended for children 12 years of age or younger. Such labels may not be appropriate in most cases if the product is sold in places where children are 12 years of age or younger or is sold with other products intended for children (for example, children's dolls or dresses).
- Many adults like to collect jewelry with a theme of characters or holidays. Jewelry sold as collectibles in an online store or collector's catalogue is not designed for children 12 years of age or younger. This includes character-based products or holiday-themed templates. A holiday-themed décor advertised in an adult women's catalogue or sold at a store's general jewelry stand is an adult product.
- A place to display jewelry in a "teen" or women's store or a booth dedicated to "teen" or women in a store indicates jewelry that is not designed or intended primarily for children 12 years of age or younger, without regard to the subject. Jewelry sold at the store's jewelry counter is not intended for children under the age of 12 unless the area is marked as "jewelry for children."
- Jewelry that is packaged or advertised as an adult product that is believed to be designed or primarily intended for adults. Adult-sized bracelets sold with adult goods such as candles are not children's products. A clip is a thank-you gift to a breast cancer charity or television station designed and dedicated primarily to adults.
Advertising or marketing jewelry on an online store or printed catalogue that exclusively advertises products for teens or women indicating that jewelry depicted on an online store or catalogue is not designed for children 12 years of age or younger. Similarly, advertising or marketing jewelry in a separate area of an online store or catalog offering products for teens (for example, an area marked "Teen" or "women") indicated that jewelry depicted on the online store or catalog is not designed or intended for children 12 years of age or younger.
- Jewelry for adults and children is sold at various prices. Where price is a factor to consider and consider in any case, but is not a decisive factor in determining jewelry designed or intended primarily for adults and has no separate price or cost that can be used to distinguish jewelry for adults and children.
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