National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation ofEN 71-7:2014+A3:2020. It supersedes BS EN 71-7:2014+A2:2018, which is withdrawn.

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The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee CW/15, Safety of toys.

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

This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.

Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.

This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 30 April 2014.

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 9 January 2018 and includes Amendment 3 approved by CEN on 13 February 2020.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member.

This European Standard exists 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, Turkey and United Kingdom.

European foreword

This document (EN 71‑7:2014+A3:2020) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 52 “Safety of toys”, the secretariat of which is held by DS.

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by October 2020 and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by October 2020.

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 EN 71‑7:2014+A2:2018.

This document includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 2017-08-31.

This document includes Amendment 2 approved by CEN on 2018-01-09.

This document includes Amendment 3 approved by CEN on 2020-02-13.

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This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive 2009/48/EC.

For relationship with EU Directive 2009/48/EC, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.

EN 71, Safety of toys, consists of the following parts:

Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties
Part 2: Flammability
Part 3: Migration of certain elements
Part 4: Experimental sets for chemistry and related activities
Part 5: Chemical toys (sets) other than experimental sets
Part 7: Finger paints – Requirements and test methods
Part 8: Activity toys for domestic use
Part 9: Organic chemical compounds – Requirements
Part 10: Organic chemical compounds – Sample preparation and extraction
Part 11: Organic chemical compounds – Methods of analysis
Part 12: N-Nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable substances
Part 13: Olfactory board games, cosmetic kits and gustative games
Part 14: Trampolines for domestic use

NOTE 1 In addition to the above parts of EN 71, the following guidance documents have been published: CEN Technical Report CEN/TR 15071, Safety of toys-National translations of warnings and instructions for use inEN 71 and CEN/TR 15371 (all parts), Safety of toys – Interpretations.

This part 7 of the EN 71 series is intended to be read in conjunction with EN 71, part 1.

NOTE 2 Words in italics are defined in Clause 3 (Terms and definitions).

According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

Introduction

This European Standard contains requirements which are intended to reduce the risks to children when finger paints are used as intended or in a foreseeable way, bearing in mind the behaviour of children. It is intended to complete the essential safety requirements of Directive 2009/48/EC by providing special requirements for finger paints.

It is recognized that finger paints when compared to other toy products present different risks because of the intended use by fingers or hands and the age of the child. For example, prolonged skin contact or possible ingestion of paint material cannot be ruled out. Therefore, the safety requirements outlined in other parts of EN 71 needed to be expanded upon for finger paints. In order to address the risks associated with the use of finger paints by children, this part of EN 71 contains requirements relating to preservatives as well as other ingredients that may be used in the manufacture of finger paints and requirements relating to impurities, migration of certain elements and other attributes.

Chemical Abstract Service Registry Number (CAS), European Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances Number (EINECS) or Colour Index Number given in the tables are provided for information purposes only.

1 Scope

This part of EN 71 specifies requirements for the substances and materials used in finger paints and applies to finger paints only.

Additional requirements are specified for markings, labelling and containers.

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

4 Requirements

4.1 General

4.2 Colourants

4.3 Preservatives

4.4 Migration of certain elements

4.5 Limits for impurities

4.6 Taste and smell

4.7 pH-value

4.8 Binding agents, extenders, humectants and surfactants

4.9 N-Nitrosamines

4.10 Containers

5 Product information

5.1 General

5.2 Marking

Bibliography

BS EN 71-7:2014+A3:2020

Safety of toys - Finger paints. Requirements and test methods

Published:

30 Apr 2020

Withdrawn:

31 Oct 2025