SGS is offering complementary professional training webinars about recent changes to toy requirements for the European market.

The company is inviting toy manufacturers, retailers, and importers to sign-up for the webinars, which will be held September 6 and 20. Each is designed to ensure that toys meet the complex requirements of Europe’s Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC (TSD), as well as to highlight major improvements to EN 71-1 and EN 71-3.

The first webinar will cover changes to physical and mechanical requirements for the European market. These changes include include new requirements for projectiles and cords in the EN 71-1 standard.

The second webinar will discuss changes to chemical toy requirements for the European market. The TSD set new migration limits for lead.

The webinars are led by SGS experts Sanda Stefanovic and Hing Wo Tsang. Stefanovic has been a member of the European toy standardization committee since 1990 and is leader of the SGS toy technical committee. Tsang has supported a range of initiatives, from product compliance to regional projects, and is a member of SGS’s chemical sub-group for toy safety.

Anyone wishing to participate in the complimentary webinars, which both comprise a 45-minute presentation followed by a 15-minute question and answer session, can sign up here.

About the author

Madeleine Buckley

Madeleine Buckley

Madeleine Buckley was a Senior Editor at The Pop Insider, The Toy Insider, and The Toy Book. She covered all things toys and fandom, and has appeared on Cheddar and a variety of regional news networks to talk about the latest trends in both. She is a movie score enthusiast, mediocre knitter, proud Syracuse alumna, and Marvel lover. You can usually find her at the movies or hanging out at home with her super-pup, Parker.

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