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►REGULATIONS OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
Directive concerning to Food Imitations – 87/357/EEC – EU Directive concerning products which, appearing to be other than
they are, endanger the health or safety of consumers.
In the
Scope of the Directive / Regulation
The Directive / Regulation apply to the toys that could be confused with
food by its form, odour, color, appearance, pa
Basic Requirements of the Directive / Regulation
There should be no
small part, sharp point, sharp edge before/after tension test
90 N (20.2 lb) for dimension of accessible part > 6mm
50 N (11.2 lb) for dimension of accessible part < 6mm
There should be no small part after bite test (with bite jaw specified in BS 5239; and a force of
220 N (49.4 lb) is applied).
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