Selling safe toys
(for all nations)
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The Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011 set out the legal requirements for the safety of toys supplied by a business. A toy is defined as 'any product or material designed or intended ( whether or not exclusively) for use in play by children of less than 14 years of age'.
There are a number of labelling requirements for toys including the name and address of the manufacturer/importer, the type, batch, model or serial number, the CE mark, and warnings and instructions. Toys that are second-hand do not need to be labelled with the CE mark or the address of the manufacturer or distributor, but they must still meet the legal standards. The special warnings and instructions are required for both second-hand and new toys.
Trading standards officers also enforce and can provide guidance on the safety of other products, such as prams, pushchairs, clothing, beds, bicycles and car seats.
