Mingqi Toy Coating Implements New National Standard

The reporter learned from the quality supervision department yesterday that from tomorrow onwards, China will formally begin to implement the standards for paints on toys. The harmful substances such as lead, arsenic, mercury, and benzene in toy paints will have a clear maximum limit.

Toy paints are toys that are directly in contact with children. The safety of their use directly affects children's health. Once the harmful substances in toy paint exceed the standards, it will affect the children's health, which may lead to decreased liver and kidney function, reduced red blood cells in the blood, and even the risk of cancer.

The standard clearly stipulates that under the conditions of the product's explicit ratio, the lead content of toy paint shall not exceed 600 mg/kg, the arsenic content shall not exceed 25 mg/kg, the mercury content shall not exceed 60 mg/kg, and the proportion of benzene shall not exceed 0.3. %.