National foreword

This Published Document is the UK implementation of CEN/TS 13387‑2:2025. It supersedes PD CEN/TR 13387‑2:2018, which is withdrawn.

The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee CW/1, Safety of child use and child care products.

A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its committee manager.

Contractual and legal considerations

This publication has been prepared in good faith, however no representation, warranty, assurance or undertaking (express or implied) is or will be made, and no responsibility or liability is or will be accepted by BSI in relation to the adequacy, accuracy, completeness or reasonableness of this publication. All and any such responsibility and liability is expressly disclaimed to the full extent permitted by the law.

This publication is provided as is, and is to be used at the recipient’s own risk.

The recipient is advised to consider seeking professional guidance with respect to its use of this publication.

This publication is not intended to constitute a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.

This publication is not to be regarded as a British Standard.

Compliance with a Published Document cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.

This Published Document was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 30 November 2025.

This Technical Specification (CEN/TS) was approved by CEN on 6 October 2024 for provisional application.

The period of validity of this CEN/TS is limited initially to three years. After two years the members of CEN will be requested to submit their comments, particularly on the question whether the CEN/TS can be converted into a European Standard.

CEN members are required to announce the existence of this CEN/TS in the same way as for an EN and to make the CEN/TS available promptly at national level in an appropriate form. It is permissible to keep conflicting national standards in force (in parallel to the CEN/TS) until the final decision about the possible conversion of the CEN/TS into an EN is reached.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, 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.

European foreword

This document (CEN/TS 13387‑2:2025) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 252 “Child care articles”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

This document supersedes CEN/TR 13387‑2:2018.

The chemical part has been updated compared to the previous edition. Apart from some adaptations necessary as a result of relevant reference documents which have been adopted or changed after the publication of the previous edition of the present guidelines some corrections were made. In addition, the recommendations relating to formaldehyde and preliminary aromatic amines were changed.

The CEN/TS 13387 series, with the general title Child care articles - General safety guidelines, comprises the following five parts:

Part 1: Safety philosophy and safety assessment;
Part 2: Chemical hazards;
Part 3: Mechanical hazards;
Part 4: Thermal hazards;
Part 5: Product information.

CEN/TS 13387‑2 is intended to be used in conjunction with CEN/TS 13387‑1.

Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body. A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.

According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the following countries are bound to announce this Technical Specification: 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 the United Kingdom.

1 Scope

This document provides guidance information on chemical hazards that are taken into consideration when developing safety standards for child care articles. In addition, these guidelines can assist those with a general professional interest in child safety.

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

4 Regulatory, normative and policy background

4.1 General

4.2 REACH - Short summary

4.3 Toy Safety Directive and related standards

4.4 CEN Approach on addressing environmental issues in product and service standards

5 Basics of Chemical Safety Assessment (CSA)

5.1 General

5.2 Hazard assessment

5.3 Exposure assessment

5.4 Risk characterization

5.5 Example – Policyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)

5.6 Example – Migration limit values in Toy Safety Directive

5.7 Recommendations

6 Child care articles specific approaches

6.1 General aspects

6.2 Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC)

6.3 CMR substances

6.4 Certain elements

6.5 Flame retardants

6.6 Colourants

6.7 Primary aromatic amines

6.8 Monomers

6.9 Solvents (migration)

6.10 Solvents (inhalation)

6.11 Plasticizers

6.12 Sensitizers – Fragrances

6.13 N-Nitrosamines and N-Nitrosatable substances

6.14 Other – Formaldehyde (other than monomer or preservative)

Bibliography

PD CEN/TS 13387-2:2025

Child care articles — General safety guidelines - Chemical hazards

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Published:

30 Nov 2025