Vietnam: List of toy materials and components subject to regulations on aromatic amines

19:42, 09/07/2024

This is a notable regulation mentioned in Circular 09/2019/TT-BKHCN issued by the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam promulgating the national technical regulation on safety of toys.

Circular 09/2019/TT-BKHCN of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam stipulates limit values for toxic organic compounds such as liquids in toys, Formaldehyde in toys for children under 3 years of age, Phthalate in toys, and aromatic amines in toys.

List of toys that apply for aromatic amine regulations, Circular 09/2019/TT-BKHCN

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In which, permitted levels for content of aromatic amines (including derivatives of azo dyes in samples) in toy materials or components are provided for in Table 1. Toy materials and components to which limit values for aromatic amines are applicable are provided for in Table 2.

Table 1 - Limit values for aromatic amines

Name of compound	CAS number	Maximum permitted level (mg/kg)
Benzidine	92-87-5	5
2-Naphthylamine	91-59-8	5
4-Chloroaniline	106-47-8	5
3.3’-Dichlorobenzidine	91-94-1	5
3,3’-Dimethoxybenzidine	119-90-4	5
3.3’-Dimethylbenzidine	119-93-7	5
o-Toluidine	95-53-4	5
2-Methoxyaniline (o-Anisidine)	90-04-0	5
Aniline	62-53-3	5

Table 2 - List of toys/toy components to which regulations on aromatic amines are applicable

Type of toys/toy components	Material
Accessible toy components or toys of 150 g or lighter that are designed for children under 3 years of age and can be held by hand during play	Wood
	Paper
Accessible toy components or toys designed for children under 3 years of age	Textiles
	Leather
Components that are put into mouth of toys activated by mouth	Wood
	Paper
Nose or mouth cover toys	Textiles
Nose or mouth cover toys	Paper
Solid materials used to produce toys intended to leave marks	All
Accessible liquids with color in toys	Liquids
Modelling clay and clay used for play or other similar types, excluding chemical toys (chemicals) provided for in TCVN 6238-5:1997 (EN 71-5:1993)	All
Substances making balloons float	All
Temporary tattoos used as toys	All

Besides the requirements stated above, toys are subject to limit values for other toxic substances provided for in relevant documents.

More details can be found in: Circular 09/2019/TT-BKHCN effective from December 31, 2019.

Thu Ba

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