Safety of toys - Part 4: Experimental sets for chemistry and related activities

This document specifies requirements for the maximum amount, and in some cases, the maximum concentration of certain substances and mixtures used in experimental sets for chemistry and related activities.
These substances and mixtures are:
-   those classified as hazardous by the EC-legislation applying to hazardous substances and hazardous mixtures [1];
-   substances and mixtures which in excessive amounts could harm the health of the children using them and which are not classified as hazardous by the above-mentioned legislation; and
-   any other chemical substance(s) and mixture(s) delivered with the experimental set.
This document applies to experimental sets for chemistry and related activities including crystal growing sets, carbon dioxide generating experimental sets and supplementary sets. It also covers sets for chemical experiments within the fields of mineralogy, biology, physics, microscopy and environmental science whenever they contain one or more chemical substances and/or mixtures which are classified as hazardous according to Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 [1].
This document also specifies requirements for marking, a contents list, instructions for use, eye protection and for the equipment intended for carrying out the experiments.
This document does not apply to combined sets, e.g. a combination of a chemistry set and a crystal growing set. It also does not apply to toys that are covered by EN 71-13 (e.g. cosmetic kits). Requirements for certain other chemical toys are given in EN 71-5.
NOTE   The terms "substance" and "preparation", are used in the "REACH Regulation", Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 [2]. According to the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of classification and labelling of chemicals, which in the European Union has been enacted by Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 (classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures) [1], the timetable for the introduction of GHS is followed. The words "preparation" and "mixture" are considered synonymous; both are a mixture or solution of substances that do not react with each other. The old term "preparation" will be replaced by the new term "mixture" in due course. In this document, only the term "mixture" is used.

Sicherheit von Spielzeug - Teil 4: Experimentierkästen für chemische und ähnliche Versuche

Sécurité des jouets - Partie 4 : Coffrets d'expériences chimiques et d'activités connexes

Varnost igrač - 4. del: Kompleti za kemijske poskuse in druge poskuse, pri katerih se uporabljajo kemikalije

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-julij-2024
Varnost igrač - 4. del: Kompleti za kemijske poskuse in druge poskuse, pri katerih
se uporabljajo kemikalije
Safety of toys - Part 4: Experimental sets for chemistry and related activities
Sicherheit von Spielzeug - Teil 4: Experimentierkästen für chemische und ähnliche
Versuche
Sécurité des jouets - Partie 4 : Coffrets d'expériences chimiques et d'activités connexes
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 71-4:2020/prA1
ICS:
97.200.50 Igrače Toys
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 71-4:2020
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prA1
July 2024
ICS
English Version
Safety of toys - Part 4: Experimental sets for chemistry and
related activities
Sécurité des jouets - Partie 4 : Coffrets d'expériences Sicherheit von Spielzeug - Teil 4: Experimentierkästen
chimiques et d'activités connexes für chemische und ähnliche Versuche
This draft amendment is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 52.

This draft amendment A1, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 71-4:2020. If this draft becomes an amendment,
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for inclusion of
this amendment into the relevant national standard without any alteration.

This draft amendment was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and
United Kingdom.
Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are
aware and to provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
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worldwide for CEN national Members.

Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Modifications to the European foreword . 4
2 Modification to Clause 2 “Normative references” . 4
3 Modification to Clause 3 “Terms and definitions” . 4
4 Modifications to Clause 4 “Chemical substances in experimental sets” . 5
5 Modifications to Clause 5 “Equipment” . 7
6 Modifications to Clause 6 “Marking” . 8
7 Modifications to Clause 7 “Contents list with warnings and first aid information” . 8
8 Modifications to Clause 8 “Instructions for use” . 8
9 Modification of Annex A “Rationale” . 9
10 Modification of Annex C “Significant technical changes between this document and
the previous version” . 9
11 Addition of a new Annex D “Test methods for closures of containers” . 10
12 Modifications to Annex ZA “Relationship between this European Standard and the
Essential Requirements of Directive 2009/48/EC aimed to be covered” . 11

European foreword
This document (EN 71-4:2020/prA1:2024) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 52
“Safety of toys”, the secretariat of which is held by DS.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CEN and CENELEC by
the European Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these
requests for its Member States.
For the relationship with EU Legislation, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
1 Modifications to the European foreword
Remove the reference to Part 9 from the list of parts.
Add the following references to the list of parts:
“— Part 15: Formamide in foam toy materials (content). (under preparation)
— Part 16: Certain chlorinated phosphorus flame retardants (TCEP, TCPP, TDCP) in toy materials.
(under preparation)
— Part 17: Certain isothiazolinones (MIT, CIT, BIT) in aqueous toy materials. (under preparation).
— Part 18: Phenol in aqueous (content) and polymeric (migration) toy materials. (under
preparation).
— Part 19: Migration of bisphenol A from toy materials. (under preparation).
— Part 20: Microbiological safety of toys containing accessible aqueous media. (under
preparation)”.
Add the following references to the list of guidance documents:
“— CEN/TS 17973: Safety of toys — Categorization of slime type materials;
— CEN/TR 17695: Safety of toys — Mechanical and physical properties — Guidance on
categorisation of projectile toys within EN 71-1”.
2 Modification to Clause 2 “Normative references”
Replace
“EN 862:2016, Packaging - Child-resistant packaging - Requirements and testing procedures for non-
reclosable packages for non-pharmaceutical products”
With
“EN ISO 28862:2023, Packaging - Child-resistant packaging - Requirements and testing procedures for non-
reclosable packages for non-pharmaceutical products (ISO 28862:2018)”.
3 Modification to Clause 3 “Terms and definitions”
In term 3.7, in the source, update the reference FprEN 71-13 to EN 71-13.
4 Modifications to Clause 4 “Chemical substances in experimental sets”
Replace Table 1 with the following”:
Table 1 — Maximum amounts of chemical substances and mixtures for chemistry sets and
labelling
Chemical Max. GHS Pictograms Signal CAS EINECS INDEX
substance/mixture amount (see Figure 1) word number number number

per set
Aluminium potassium 10 g − − 10043– 233– −
sulfate 67–1 141–3
Ammonium carbonate 5 g GHS07 Warning 10361– 233– −
29–2 786–0
Ammonium chloride 30 g GHS07 Warning 12125– 235– 017–014–
02–9 186–4 00–8
Ammonium iron (III) 5 g GHS05 Danger 10138– 233– −
sulfate 04–2 382–4
Ammonium sodium 5 g − − 13011– 235– −
hydrogen phosphate 54–6 860–8
Calcium carbonate 100 g − − 471–34–1 207– −
439–9
Calcium chloride 10 g GHS07 Warning 10043– 233– 017–013–
52–4 140–8 00–2
a 20 g GHS05, GHS07 Danger 1305–62– 215– −
Calcium hydroxide
0 137–3
Calcium nitrate 5 g GHS03, GHS05, Danger 10124– 233– −
GHS07 37–5 332–1
a 10 g GHS05, GHS07 Danger 1305–78– 215– −
Calcium oxide
8 138–9
Calcium sulfate 100 g − − 7778–18– 231– −
9 900–3
b 100 g − − 7440–44– 231– −
Charcoal
0 153–3
Citric acid 20 g GHS07 Warning 77–92–9 201– −
069–1
Copper sheet 100 g − − 7440–50– 231– −
8 159–6
Copper (II) oxide 10 g GHS07, GHS09 Warning 1317–38– 215– 029–016–
0 269–1 00–6
Copper (II) sulfate 15 g GHS05, GHS07, Danger 7758–98– 231– 029–004–
GHS09 7 847–6 00–0
Disodium disulfite 10 g GHS05, GHS07 Danger 7681–57– 231– 016–063–
4 673–0 00–2
Glycerol (containing at 25 g − − 56–81–5 200– −
least 15 % water) 289–5
Hexamethylene- 10 g GHS02, GHS07 Warning 100–97–0 202– 612–101–
b 905–8 00–2
tetramine (solid fuel)
b 100 g GHS02 Warning 7439–89– 231– −
Iron fillings
6 096–4
b 100 g GHS02 Danger 7439–89– 231– −
Iron powder
6 096–4
Chemical Max. GHS Pictograms Signal CAS EINECS INDEX
amount
substance/mixture (see Figure 1) word number number number
per set
Iron (III) chloride 10 g GHS05, GHS07 Danger 7705–08– 231– −
0 729–4
Iron (II) sulfate 10 g GHS07 Warning 7720–78– 231– 026–003–
7 753–5 00–7
Lactose 100 g − − 63–42–3 200– −
559–2
Lead-free solder 100 g − − − − −
Magnesium strip 3 g GHS02 Warning 7439–95– 231– 012–001–
4 104–6 00–3
Magnesium sulfate 25 g − − 7487–88– 231– −
9 298–2
Manganese (IV) 5 g GHS07, GHS08 Danger 1313–13– 215– 025–001–
dioxide 9 202–6 00–3
Manganese (II) sulfate 15 g GHS05, GHS08, Danger 7785–87– 232– 025–003–
GHS09 7 089–9 00–4
Ninhydrin 1 g GHS07 Warning 485–47–2 207– −
618–1
Pepsin A 10 g GHS07, GHS08 Danger 9001–75– 232– 647–008–
6 629–3 00–6
Potassium bromide 15 g GHS07 Warning 7758–02– 231– −
3 830–3
Potassium 10 g GHS07 Warning 13746– 237– −
hexacyanoferrate 66–2 323–3
b
(III)
Potassium 10 g − − 13943– 237– −
b 58–3 722–2
hexacyanoferrate (II)
Potassium iodide 10 g GHS08 Danger 7681–11– 231– −
0 659–4
Potassium 15 g GHS07, GHS09 Warning − − −
permanganate:
sodium sulfate
mixture (2,5 %
to < 3 %) (mass
fraction)
Silver nitrate 10 ml GHS05, GHS07, Warning 7761–88– 231– 047–001–
(0,01 g/ml mass GHS09 8 853–9 00–2
concentration aqueous
solution)
Sodium acetate 20 g − − 127–09–3 204– −
823–8
Sodium carb
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