Phthalate (6p) detection

Standards and regulatory requirements

On December 14, 2005, the European Parliament and Council issued the Phthalate Directive (2005/84/EC), which was later replaced by 552/2009/EC and is currently Annex 17 of the REACH regulation. The directive requires that the content of DEHP, DBP, and BBP in plastic materials in children's toys and care products be less than 1000ppm; The content of DINP, DIDP, and DNOP in imported plastic materials for children is less than 1000ppm. All products mentioned above shall not be placed on the market for sale if they do not meet the limit requirements.

After 2005/84/EC, various countries have formulated laws and regulations to control phthalates in toys. In 2007, the state of California in the United States issued AB 1108 to regulate the use of ortho benzene 6P in toys. No one is allowed to produce or sell the following products: children's toys or child care products with DEHP, DBP, BBP concentrations exceeding 0.1%; Any children's toy or child care product that contains DINP, DIDP, or DNOP concentrations exceeding 0.1% and can be put into the mouth for use by children under 3 years old. In 2008, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) in the United States regulated the use of ortho 6P in toys, which stipulated that within 180 days of the enactment (February 10, 2009), providing the following products would be considered illegal: any children's toy or child care product containing DEHP, DBP, or BBP concentrations exceeding 0.1%; Any children's toy or child care product containing DINP, DIDP, or DNOP concentrations exceeding 0.1% that can be put into the mouth.

In China, GB 24613-2009 'Limit of Harmful Substances in Toy Coatings' requires that the total concentration of phthalate DEHP, DBP, and BBP in toy coatings be less than 0.1%; The total concentration of DINP, DIDP, and DNOP shall not exceed 0.1%.

Japan, Canada and other countries have also established control requirements for phthalates in toys.