2.PREVENTING TOXIC RISKS WITH RAW MATERIALS TESTING
The practical solutions and tests identified in the design evaluation stage are embodied in the form of a prototype. The aesthetics, functionality, mechanical aspects, as well as the potential manufacturing issues are all considered, and these aspects need to be thoroughly tested.
Fecda internal technical experts are part of quality insurance that discuss and write standards for toys, and can ensure you are up to date on the latest developments and discussions on regulation before new regulations are officially published.
The three main areas of testing are:
1) ‘Mechanical and Physical Properties’
Drop Test
Compression Test
Torque Test
Tension Test
Flexure Test
Bite Test
2) ‘Flammability’
Conducted on toys to examine their flammability characteristics
3) ‘Restricted Substances - Chemical Testing’
Lead content test
Cadmium content test
Phthalate content test
Other applicable chemical tests
Prototype testing helps to identify the shortcomings of initial toy design and how they will hold up in real use case scenarios.
3. EVALUATING TOY SAFETY BEFORE MASS-PRODUCTION THROUGH PROTOTYPE TESTING
Product Design Specification (PDS) serves as the guideline for understanding the various problems identified early on in the design stage. Possibilities need to be investigated and filtered through various criteria laid out in the PDS to be set forth as practical, viable solutions that require further evaluation.
Through comprehensive design evaluation and hazard assessments, PDS helps us identify potentially dangerous design features and mechanical risks from the outset, helping us save on costly redesign and engineering resources related to product modification, and more serious quality and safety issues later down the line.
Furthermore, the evaluation also helps to identify all of the necessary tests that you would need to submit your product to.
1. PREVENTING MECHANICAL RISKS IN THE DESIGN STAGE
Raw material quality control is paramount in helping to prevent product failure and ensuring a consistent level of quality that customers expect.
Making sure that players in our supply chain are continuously subjected to testing of raw materials being used in our toy production, or when they decide to switch suppliers, verifies that the materials are at the level of quality we are paying for and that no toxic elements such as lead and cadmium finding their way into our finished product.
Complying with chemical restrictions in raw materials laid out by the EU and US chemical content regulations such as REACH, EN71 and CPSIA .
Our cooperative laboratories like SGS and Intertack help to identify toxic elements that can aid us in defining a list of approved materials to be used in the toy production process early on, ensuring our products comply with the limits set for safe use now and into the future.
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