Flammability testing

Toys & Childcare | Furniture & Décor

Flammability testing for Toys

The risk of fire in toys or childcare items and their materials is one of the hazards that need to be evaluated. This is to reduce any inherent hazard due to the presence of a prohibited material or to the flammability of certain toys when these are close to ignition sources.

The Eurofins Toys and Hardlines network of companies can provide flammability tests of toys and their parts to determine their compliance against the different regulations and standards that apply worldwide to these products.

Some of the standards included in our service scope are:

• EN 71-2 for mechanical and physical properties of toys
• Textile: ASTM F963-17 Annex A6 / 16 CFR 1610
• Solid: ASTM F963-17 Annex A5/ 16 CFR 1500.44
• CPSIA
• Canada Toys Regulations SOR/ 2011-17
• AS/ NZS 8124.2: 2016
• ISO 8124-2 for mechanical and physical properties of toys
• China GB Standards and requirements on the flammability of general and specific toys

Products not meeting the requirements established in the different global toy regulations and standards are in danger of being recalled and, more importantly, they will pose a risk to children.

The requirements described in the different regulations and standards are intended to reduce injuries produced by an accidental burn from a toy and materials.

Toys such as disguise costumes and their accessories (such as masks, beards and wigs), toys intended to be entered by a child or soft toys are examples of toys regarded in the different legislations where specific requirements are defined. For instance, when sold in the EU, such items are regulated under Toy Safety Directive (TSD) 2009/48/EC, and CE Marking is required.

Benefits

The Eurofins Toys and Hardlines network of laboratories can help you to:

• Evaluate the flammability of your toys and children products
• Mitigate issues detected during the testing stage with compliant solutions

Contact us for further information and to discuss your toy testing needs.

Flammability testing for Furniture & Décor 

Many furniture products are made of combustible materials such as wood, upholstery materials, adhesives, paints, and chemicals that can be the source of the spread of flames in homes and offices.  

As a result, most countries require multiple flammability tests, and the product has to meet a variety of flammability standards to be compliant in order to be marketed. The furniture flammability tests within our service scope include: 

• ASTM E1590-07 Standard Test Method for Fire Testing of Mattresses, ASTME1537-16 Fire Testing of Upholstered Furniture, ASTM E84 Flammability 
• California TB 133: Flammability Testing of Seating Furniture for Use in Public Occupancies, California TB 129 and 603: Mattress Flammability, California TB 116 and TB 117: Cigarette and Furniture Component Flammability
• 16 CFR 1632 – Standard for the Flammability of Mattresses and Mattress Pads
• 16 CFR 1633 – Standard for the Flammability (Open Flame) Of Mattress Sets 
• NFPA 260 and 261 Cigarette Flammability, BFD IX-10, IX-1
• BS 5852:2006 Methods of test for assessment of the ignitability of upholstered seating by smoldering and flaming ignition sources, BS 6807 Flammability, and BS 7177 Flammability Requirements, EN 597-1 and EN597-2 Flammability, EN 1021-1 and EN 1021-2 Assessment of the ignitability of upholstered furniture 
• IMO A652 (16), IMO A688 (17) - Ignitability of Bedding Components 
• Canada SOR/80-810, CAN/CGSB-4.2 No. 27.7, SOR/2011-22 
• China GB 20286, GB 8624, GB 17927, GB/T 20390.1, GB/T 20390.2 

Contact us for further information and to discuss your furniture testing needs.