In the field of childrens health and safety, new actions by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) have attracted global attention. The latest member of the ISO 8124 standard series - Part 12 focuses on the formulation of toy microbiological requirements, providing new guidelines for the microbiological safety of the toy industry.

The ISO 8124 - 12 standard clarifies the microbiological standards for water - based materials in toys (such as pastes, putties, liquids or gels). This part also extends to toys containingCosmetics & Personal Careingredients, as well as powders and similar substances intended for use in combination with water. The standard aims to determine the acceptable standards for the microbiological cleanliness and adequacy of preservation of these materials.

ISO TC 181工作組基于ASTM F963中的現(xiàn)有要求，并結(jié)合不同司法管轄區(qū)的使用需求進(jìn)行了適當(dāng)修改。與歐盟的玩具微生物參考標(biāo)準(zhǔn)《第2號(hào)協(xié)議：含水介質(zhì)玩具的微生物安全》相比，ISO 8124-12標(biāo)準(zhǔn)存在一些差異，但其核心目的是為了保障兒童使用玩具的安全。

The customs has put forward three main suggestions to toy manufacturers, traders and relevant industry associations:

Pay close attention to international laws, regulations and requirements and make preparations in advance;
Strengthen production process control to ensure that every link of the product from raw materials to final storage meets safety standards;
Seek cooperation with qualified third - party testing platforms to improve product testing and R & D capabilities, so as to avoid recalls caused by excessive microorganisms.