Toys and Children's Products

Children: Ensuring their safety

At TÜV Rheinland, we recognize the challenges that companies face in ensuring that their toys meet ever-changing international safety regulations and standards. Designed to protect children, we offer a global network of experts that understand the difficulties associated with compliance and risk management. For these complex and highly regulated products as your trusted partner, we provide a broad range of services to give you the assurance you want, and parents and consumers demand.

Benefits at a Glance

Internationally recognized and accredited TÜV Rheinland helps you:

  • Ensure your products meet international regulations and safety and quality standards
  • Build consumer confidence in the quality and safety of your toys
  • Protect children from unsafe toys
  • Decrease your risk of liability with compliance documentation
  • Assist your customers with buying decisions
  • Gain competitive advantage in the market

Services for Toy's and Childern's Products

Our global experts offer the following services:

  • Toy testing to worldwide standards including EN-71, BS, DIN, CPSIA, ASTM, CHPA, AS/NZS/ISO and more...
  • Mechanical and physical, flammability, chemical, electrical, toxicological, packaging and labeling
  • Certification with TÜV Rheinland marks such as GS, LGA Tested, or TÜV Proof
  • Consultations and training seminars
  • Defect analysis, supplier assessments
  • Inspections, audits and sample collection
  • Retail store and warehouse audits and sampling

Toy Safety Regulations and Standards

While most countries worldwide have a shared focus regarding their commitment to safety in toys and children's products, the specific requirements and test standards vary greatly across the regions. At TÜV Rheinland we have a global network of local experts that understand and help manufacturers, importers and retailers to comply with the unique safety regulations and standards for each country

Testing Product Categories

  • Stuffed toys, dolls, and fabric toys
  • Costumes and accessories
  • Toy cars
  • Plastic toys
  • Infant toys
  • Games, puzzles and books
  • Food Contact
  • Wooden toys
  • Electric and battery operated toys
  • Musical toys: rattles, drums, horns, xylophones
  • Rocking horses and ride-on toys
  • Art materials and cosmetics