1 Jan 2019:

  • Revision of Japan Toy Safety Standard – ST 2016 (2nd Edition) became effective.

11 Jan 2019:

  • The amendments to the Toys Regulations (Magnetic Toys) SOR/2018-138 in the Canada Gazette will be effective on 11 Jan, 2019

22 Jul 2019:

  • Four new Restricted Substances (Phthalates) will be added to new RoHS 2.0 requirements under RoHS Directive (EU) 2015/63 amendment to Directive 2011/65/EU on 22 Jul 2019.

18 Nov 2019:

  • Chromium VI limit in Scraped-off Toy Materials  will be tightened under the revised Toy Safety Directive (EU) 2018/725 and come to effective on 18 Nov 2019.