SG 133/26
United Kingdom (UK) proposes updates to designated toy safety standards that provide presumption of conformity in Great Britain.
On September 23, 2026, the UK’s Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) issued Notice of Proposal to Publish 0143/26 of September 23, 2026 (the ‘Proposal’) to update the list of designated toy safety standards for presumption of conformity with the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011 (UK S.I. 2011/1881).
What are the proposed changes and when would they apply?
Key proposed changes to the list of standards in Part 2 of Annex I to Notice of Publication 0131/26 of February 13, 2026 (NoP 0131/26, SafeGuardS 35/26) include:
- Replacing EN 71-4:2020 with EN 71-4:2020+A1:2025 for experimental sets for chemistry and related activities
- Introducing EN 71-15:2025 and EN 71-16:2025 as new entries 12 and 13, respectively (see Table 1)
| No | Standard in Part 2 of Annex I to NoP 0131/26 | Proposal to amend NoP 0131/26 |
| 4 | EN 71-4:2020¹ | EN 71-4:2020+A1:2025 Experimental sets for chemistry and related activities² |
| 12 | -- | EN 71-15:2025 Formamide in foam toy materials (content)³ |
| 13 | -- | EN 71-16:2025 Certain chlorinated phosphorus flame retardants (TCEP, TCPP, TDCP) in toy materials³ |
| Effective date | In force | Proposed October 22, 2026 (29th day beginning with the date of the Proposal), unless the Proposal is withdrawn or revised before that date |
| ¹Proposed to be removed as a harmonized standard in support of the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011 on March 14, 2028 ²For additional details, see SafeGuardS 76/25 ³For additional details, see SafeGuardS 48/25 | ||
Table 1. Proposed standard amendments in Part 2 of Annex I to NoP 0131/26
Who is impacted?
The Proposal would affect stakeholders across the toy supply chain, including manufacturers, importers, retailers and other intermediaries operating in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
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