SGS AG: CEN Publishes EN 71-13:2021 for Certain Games and Kits
SAFEGUARDS | Toys & Juvenile ProductsNO. 063/21
In April 2021, the European Committee for Standardization (Comité Européen de Normalisation, CEN) published EN 71-13:2021, the latest toy safety standard for requirements on the use of substances and mixtures in olfactory board games, cosmetic kits, gustative games and supplementary sets to such games or kits.
Highlights of several important changes in EN 71-13:2021, when compared to the 2014 version, are summarized in Table 1.
EN 71-13:2021 Olfactory Board Games, Cosmetic Kits and Gustative Games
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Further requirements for all types of olfactory board games
Olfactory board games and supplementary sets for such games for children less than 36 months must not contain any of the (26) fragrances in Table 11