Australia on children's toys containing magnets mandatory standard "consumer protection bulletin No.5 children's toys containing magnets safety standards for consumer goods" will be July 1, 2010 came into effect. The mandatory standard on February 16, 2010 release, mainly the Australian New Zealand Standard AS / NZS ISO 8124.1:2002 Safety of toys Part 1 --- mechanical and physical properties related to safety, and the 2nd Amendment cases ( mainly explained with dangerous magnets or magnetic components of the toy safety requirements).
Containing small powerful magnets is a kind of harmful children's toys. Children who swallowed two magnets, or at different times or swallowing a magnet and a piece of metal sheets, in different regions of the intestines may be separated magnet piece had stomach or intestinal wall adsorption with each other, crushed visceral tissue was clamped to prevent blood circulation, causing serious injury, death and other accidents caused by infection. In view of this, the Australian provisions, from July 1, 2010 start, the supplier should ensure provision of all related products in Australia already meet the mandatory standards, otherwise they will be heavily fined and recalled products. If the toy contains magnets or magnetic properties of the risk of loose parts, its packaging and instructions should contain a statement similar to the following: "Warning! This product contains small magnets. Swallowed the body of the magnet may be of mutual absorption in the intestines, causing serious infections and even death. If swallowed or inhaled a magnet, seek medical attention. "Furthermore, the use of magnets in toys should be of sufficient size to prevent the magnet is swallowed the mouth of children.
The mandatory standard applies for children under 14 products containing magnets play involving toys containing magnets of building blocks, decorative toys, magnetic set toy, but not for the following products: sports articles, camping products, bicycles, household and place of public sports facilities, trampoline, video game parts, for the gas or steam engine to the model and fashion jewelry.
Statistics show that in 2009, Ningbo total value of toys exported to Australia, nearly 700 million, many of them children's toys containing magnets, which makes the export enterprises are facing severe challenges. Inspection and quarantine authorities are warning that the production or export of such toy business: should strengthen regulations and standards on the latest information on toys, understanding, and safety production management, strictly in accordance with the Europe and the United States and other developed countries and regions of the mandatory standards of production, to enhance the impact of testing or use Periodic testing to ensure the magnets will not fall, to protect the safety of children.

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