Many countries have established their own safety regulations such as CPSIA, GB, and EU Toy Directive for these items, and companies must ensure that their products comply with the relevant standards before their goods can be sold in these locations. Manufacturers have been held liable for injuries and fatalities resulting from design flaws, use of unsuitable materials, and substandard production.

As the largest player in the toy, games, and premium testing industry, Intertek can help to safeguard its clients, providing product safety testing and evaluation and a complete range of quality assurance services, including:

• CPSIA (Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act) Testing
• iComply™
• Juvenile Products Testing
• EU Toy Directive Testing
• GB Testing
• Design Evaluation
• Mock-up Sample Study
• Initial Product Specification Analysis
• Product Review and Engineering
• Safety Testing
• Feasibility Testing
• Endurance, Performance, and Life Testing
• EU Type Examination
• Risk Assessment and Management Service
• Inspection:
• Factory Evaluation
• Pre-Production Inspection
• During Production Inspection
• Final Random Inspection
• Loading Supervision

Furthermore, Intertek has created Find My Factory, one of the largest living databases of existing consumer product factories, for finding new suppliers of toys and games and to authenticate existing factory details.

In addition to the toy testing solutions stated above, Intertek also offers a full suite of services for each and every chemical found in your product including toxicity assessments, chemical certification and quality assurance solutions.

Request more information to see how Intertek can help your organization with Toy Testing.