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ST 2016

On January 28, 2016, the Japan Toy Association (JTA) issued an announcement: the release of a new toy safety standard ST 2016, which partially revised the original ST 2012.


   In 1971, the Japan Toy Association (JTA) established the Japan Safety Toy Mark (ST Mark) to ensure the safety of children's toys aged 14 and under. It mainly includes three parts: mechanical and physical properties, flammable safety, and chemical properties. The details of Japan's amendments this time are as follows:


   One. ST Part One (Mechanical and Physical Properties):


  1. Comprehensively revise the relevant provisions of projectile toys;


  2. Add new requirements for certain squeeze toys, rattles, fasteners and other toys and toy parts;


  3. Formulate design principles for bath toys;


  4. Clarify battery management and control standards;


   Two, ST Part Two (flammable safety):


   1. The standard for "flammability" was determined and updated to be the same as ISO 8124-2:2014.


   3. ST Part III (Chemical Properties):


   is consistent with ST 2012. Among them, the standards and test methods for formaldehyde in some products have been revised on December 10, 2015, and will be implemented on January 1, 2016.


  ST 2016 will be implemented on April 1, 2016.


   As of March 31, 2016, the Japan Toy Association (JTA) also accepts ST 2012 or ST 2016 as the ST certification mark standard. From April 1, 2016, all ST certification applications must meet the safety requirements of ST 2016, and the existing ST Mark identification information that meets ST 2012 can be used until March 31, 2018.


   The ST 2016 version released this time has major revisions mainly for the first part of the physical and mechanical properties:


  1. Comprehensively revise the relevant provisions of projectile toys;


  2. Add new requirements for certain squeeze toys, rattles, fasteners and other toys and toy parts;


  3. Design principles for bath toys;


  4. Clarify battery management and control standards. The second part of the flame retardant performance control standard is updated to ISO 8124-2:2014. The third part of the chemical performance is consistent with ST 2012, and the new requirements have been implemented on January 1, 2016. As of March 31, 2016, the Japan Toy Association (JTA) also accepted ST 2012 or ST 2016 as the ST certification mark standard.


   The ST2016 version released this time has major revisions for the first part of the physical and mechanical properties:


   1. Comprehensive revision of the relevant provisions of projectile toys;


  2. Add new requirements for certain squeeze toys, rattles, fasteners and other toys and toy parts;


  3. Design principles for bath toys;


  4. Clarify battery management and control standards;


   The second part of the flame retardant performance control standard was updated to ISO8124:2014. The third part of the chemical performance is consistent with ST2012, and the new requirements have been implemented on January 1, 2016, and the test methods and standard solutions have been revised.