Plush toys are made of plush fabrics, PP cotton and other textile materials as the main fabrics, and filled with various fillers inside; Because of its lifelike and lovely, soft touch, it is loved by children and women. However, if the plush toys want to be exported to the EU market, they generally need to apply for REACH certification.
What is REACH certification?
REACH is the abbreviation of the EU regulation "Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals", which is a chemical regulatory system established by the EU and implemented since June 1, 2007. This is a regulation proposal involving the safety of chemical production, trade and use. The regulation aims to protect human health and environmental safety, maintain and improve the competitiveness of the European chemical industry, as well as the innovative ability to develop non-toxic and harmless compounds, prevent market fragmentation, increase the transparency of chemical use, promote non animal experiments, and pursue sustainable social development.
The range of products regulated by REACH regulations is quite wide, including electronic and electrical products, textiles, household products, chemicals, etc. Only a few products are not under REACH's control. For enterprises, in-depth understanding of REACH requirements is the basis for enterprises to take targeted control measures.
Significance of applying for REACH certification
1. Protect human health and environment, protect and improve the competitiveness of EU chemical industry.
2. Increase the transparency of chemical information.
3. Reduce vertebrate experiments.
4. Be consistent with the EU's international obligations under the WTO framework.
5. In essence, REACH will create a unified chemical management system within the EU to enable enterprises to produce new chemicals and other products in accordance with the unified principles.
Requirements for REACH detection
REACH testing is mainly required to prove that daily products do not contain harmful chemicals. Therefore, all daily products produced in the EU or imported into the EU market, mainly textiles, must pass the registration, inspection and approval of the content of harmful chemicals. Once the content exceeds the specified value, they cannot be sold in the EU market.
1. Registration
All chemical substances with an annual output or import volume of more than 1 ton shall be registered, and chemical safety reports shall also be submitted for chemical substances with an annual output or import volume of more than 10 tons;
2. Evaluation
Including file evaluation and material evaluation. Archives evaluation is to check the integrity and consistency of the registration files submitted by enterprises. Substance assessment is to confirm the risk of chemical substances endangering human health and the environment;
3. Authorization
Authorize the production and import of chemical substances with certain hazardous characteristics that attract great attention, including CMR (carcinogenic, mutagenic and biotoxic substances), PBT (persistent, bioaccumulated and toxic chemicals), vPvB (highly persistent and bioaccumulated chemicals), etc;
4. Restriction
If it is believed that the risks to human health and the environment cannot be fully controlled due to the manufacturing, placing on the market or application of a substance or its configuration or products, the production or import of the substance in the EU will be restricted!
REACH Certification Process for Plush Toys
1. The applicant shall fill in the application form and provide the product list;
2. Determine the test cost and time according to the products provided;
3. Confirm the quotation, sign the service agreement and pay the full project fee, and prepare the test samples;
4. The test is passed and the report is completed;
5. After the project is completed, the REACH test report shall be issued.
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