Turkey aligns its Toy Safety Regulation with many provisions from the European Toy Safety Directive. The requirements for chemicals will become effective on December 24, 2020.
- Strengthening the migration limit for chromium (VI) in category III toy materials
- Strengthening the migration limits for lead in all three categories of toy materials
- Strengthening the migration limit for bisphenol A (BPA) in toys intended for children under 36 months or other toys intended to be placed in the mouth
- Addition of phenol content to the same scope of toys as for BPA above
- Clarifying ‘aquatic toys’ are ‘water-based toys’, including hobby paints, finger paints, window/glass paints, glues and soap bubbles
There are two effective dates:
- December 24, 2019 for provisions other than points 1 to 4 above
- December 24, 2020 for points 1 to 4 above
Highlights of the requirements for chromium (VI) and lead, as well as BPA and phenol are summarized in Tables 1 and 2 below.
| Regulation Number 30988 of December 24, 2019 amending Article 12 to Section III of Chemical Properties in Annex 2 of the Toy Safety Regulation, T. C. Resmi Gazete | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soluble Element | Migration Limit from Toy Material | Effective Date | ||
| Category I (Dry, brittle, powder like or pliable) (mg/kg) | Category II (Liquid or Sticky) (mg/kg) | Category III (Scraped-Off) (mg/kg) | ||
| Chromium (VI) [existing limit] | 0.02 [0.02] | 0.005 [0.005] | 0.053 [0.2] | December 24, 2020 |
| Lead [existing limit] | 2.0 [13.5] | 0.5 [3.4] | 23 [160] | |
Table 1
| Regulation Number 30988 of December 24, 2019 amending Part C to Annex 2 of the Toy Safety Regulation, December 24, 2019, T. C. Resmi Gazete | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Substance | Scope | Method | Unless stated, requirement is migration value | Effective Date |
| BPA [existing requirement] |
| TS EN 71 Parts 10-11 | ≤ 0.04 mg/L [≤ 0.1 mg/L] | December 24, 2020 |
| Phenol | ≤ 5 mg/L from polymeric materials | |||
| ≤ 10 mg/kg total content as a preservative | ||||
Table 2
| Definitions and Examples of Toy Materials | |
|---|---|
| Toy Material | Example |
| Category I: Dry, brittle, powder-like or pliable |
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| Category II: Liquid or sticky toy |
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| Category III: Scraped-off |
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