ASTM F963

ASTM F963 is issued by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), ASTM F963 is a voluntary standard for toys developed by the U.S. Department of Commerce National Bureau of Standards under the auspices of the U.S. CPSIA U.S. Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, since June 12, 2012, the set of standards from voluntary to mandatory implementation of standards, any toy manufacturers, sellers are Any toy manufacturer or seller must comply with this set of toy standards, and the latest version number is ASTM F963-17.

The scope of ASTM F963 standard.

For toys used by children under 14 years old of all ages.

It does not include: bicycles, tricycles, non-electric scooters, kites, non-playing crafts, non-playing art materials, sporting goods, musical instruments, slingshots, and pointed darts.

The main test items of ASTM F963 are as follows (not limited to)

1. ASTM F963 Physical and Mechanical Properties

2. ASTM F963 Flammability

3. ASTM F963 electrical properties (electric toys)

4. ASTM F963 Heavy metals (total lead + dissolved heavy metals 8E + total cadmium of metal small parts)

5. ASTM F963 O-Phenyl DEHP (DOP) requirements for teether, rattles, and soothers

6. ASTM F963 Nitrosamine requirements for rubber teats of soothers

7. ASTM F963 Total Bacterial Colony and Total E. coli

8. ASTM F963 Microbial Limit Test (USP61/62)

9. ASTM F963 Filling materials