As special consumer goods intended for minors, children's toys have quality and safety that directly affect children's health, and major markets worldwide have established strict inspection and compliance requirements. Drawing on years of inspection experience, Crossover has compiled the main inspection items, corresponding regulatory standards, and common nonconformities for children's toys to help brands ship with confidence.
Physical and mechanical performance testing: This includes small-parts testing, edge testing, sharp-point testing, tension testing, torque testing, and drop testing, mainly assessing the structural safety of toys under reasonably foreseeable use to prevent risks such as choking, cuts, and pinching.
Chemical substance testing: This focuses on hazardous chemicals such as heavy metals subject to migration limits (lead, cadmium, mercury, etc.), phthalates, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, formaldehyde, and azo dyes, ensuring materials comply with mainstream standards such as GB 6675, EN 71, and ASTM F963.
Flammability and electrical safety: For categories such as plush and fabric toys and electric toys, burning-rate testing and electrical safety testing are conducted respectively to prevent harm caused by fire, electrical leakage, or battery ingestion.
Label and instruction information verification: This checks the applicable age range, warnings, applied standards, manufacturer information, and certification marks such as 3C / CE / CPC, ensuring the product meets all requirements for compliant sale in the target market.
Based on brand standards and target-market regulations, Crossover provides flexible combined solutions from initial sample testing and pre-shipment sampling to full inspection, and uses digital quality records to help brands continuously track improvements.
