New Testing Service Ensures Imported Toy Safety

By Tuv Sud Product Service, PRNE
Wednesday, June 8, 2011

FAREHAM, England, June 9, 2011 -

TÜV SÜD Product Service, international experts in product safety testing,
today launches its Toy Compliance Service. The new service will help toy
manufacturers, importers and retailers ensure that they comply with the new
Toy Safety Directive, the first major change to toy safety requirements in 20
years.

The Toy Compliance Service documentation review assesses if manufacturers
have correctly risk assessed products and conducted all relevant testing to
assure retailers that toys imported from outside the EU comply with the new
safety rules.

With toy exports from China valued at $423 million in January* alone,
there is increasing concern that manufacturers are not testing products
correctly. Indeed, the International Council of Toy Industries has stated
that 'there is a need to strengthen the testing and inspection systems we use
to ensure that toys exported from China, or anywhere else, are safe.'

Alastair McLaughlin, Toy Safety Specialist, said: "The toy market has
seen a number of high profile toy recalls and some confusion where the buck
stops in the supply chain. The new regulations make it crystal clear, so it
is vital that importers and retailers ensure that their supply chain is
compliant."

TÜV SÜD Product Service's new Toy Compliance Services will assess a toy
manufacturer's technical documentation as an ongoing service for importers
and retailers, or train them to make their own assessments in-house. It can
also support manufacturers with a complete technical documentation service,
including risk assessment of the design, correct compilation of documents and
safety evidence, and sample testing.

* statistics from the Hong Kong Development Council - China's Import &
Export Commodities Statistics

About TÜV SÜD Product Service www.tuvps.co.uk

TÜV SÜD Product Service is one of the world's leading experts in product
testing and certification, with 150,000 product certificates in circulation
globally. TÜV SÜD Product Service analyses over 20,000 products each year in
Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas, ensuring that products are safe and
minimising liability risks for manufacturers, importers and retailers.

TÜV SÜD Product Service's sister company, BABT, is the world's leading
radio and telecommunications certification body, and is a Notified Body under
the R&TTE www.babt.com

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