This is not always easy to get hold of or they may not have the documentation you need if it is not a requirement for them. To do this you will need to contact the manufacturer to see if they have an EN71-3 certificate which states all chemicals used are within a safe range. You need to research every material you have used in your toy to check there are no nasty chemicals that could be harmful (think about a baby chewing on a toy). This test is the only one you can’t perform at home. There are 3 types of test you need to complete on your toys 1. (See the end of this post for links to resources and more information if you are thinking of CE/UKCA testing your toys). They also come with templates of all the documents you must complete, all you need to do is add your details. The packs include information on the the tests you need to do, how you can perform them with things you have around the house and the order they need to be done in. The good thing is there are companies out there (like Conformance) who sell packs especially for soft toys. You can get all the information you need online on government websites, but there is quite a lot of information to go through and not all of it is relevant to soft toys. You don’t require any special equipment and the tests are very simple to do once you get your head around the order they need to take place. Whilst you can send your toys away to be tested at a lab, this can be expensive, so most handmade toy makers will do the tests at home. All soft toys now have to be suitable from birth and anything that has play value has to carry a CE mark if selling in Europe and Northern Ireland and/or a UKCA mark if selling in the UK. Of course, back then CE testing didn’t apply to handmade toys but in 2011 the rules changed and now all handmade toys have to be tested. This was the moment my craft business was born. The day was enormous fun and I did very well. I had a prime place and amazing footfall. So I signed up to Bust’s Craftacular in London (it was their first fair). They were so much fun to make I soon had quite a lot and I didn’t know what to do with them. I made my first toy (a sock monster) back in 2008. The information below is not complete and may not be up to date* *please note, regulations change from time to time. Here I talk about my experience and hopefully give you a starting point if you are thinking of venturing into toy making. CE/UKCA Toy safety testing (and why I don’t make toys to sell anymore)ĬE/UKCA testing can be a bit daunting when you fist find out about it.
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