On 27 October 2023, Standards Australia published an amendment to the toy standard AS/NZS ISO 8124.3:2021 (identical to ISO 8124-3:2020) on migration of certain elements, to be AS/NZS ISO 8124.3:2021+Amd 1:2023 (identical to ISO 8124-3:2020+Amd.1:2023). The amendment shall be effective immediately.
Compared to the previous version, AS/NZS ISO 8124.3:2021+Amd 1:2023 includes following major changes:
As a result, migration limits for elements are as below:
Maximum acceptable element migration from toy materials (AS/NZS ISO 8124.3:2021+Amd 1:2023)
| Toy material \ Migration limit (mg/kg of toy material) |
Element | ||||||||
| Antimony (Sb) |
Arsenic (As) |
Barium (Ba) |
Cadmium (Cd) |
Chromium (Cr) |
Lead (Pb) |
Mercury (Hg) |
Selenium (Se) |
Boron (B) |
|
| Any toy material given in Clause 1, except modelling clay and putty, finger paint, and slime | 60 | 25 | 1000 | 75 | 60 | 90 | 60 | 500 | -- |
| Modelling clay and putty | 60 | 25 | 350 | 50 | 25 | 90 | 25 | 500 | 3750 |
| Finger paint | 10 | 10 | 350 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 50 | -- |
| Slime | 10 | 10 | 350 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 50 | 1250 |
Modelling clay and putty are defined as flexible solid or semi-solid mixtures that retain their shape and form when moulded into a shape, intended to create representations of objects by hand manipulation or to be extruded into profiles by the toy. Slime is defined as water-based gel or gel like material, clear or coloured, which is viscous, slippery, and often non-Newtonian fluids, intended for play by hand manipulation, kneading and stretching.
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