Lead Analysis in Toys

Toys containing lead and other elements
Toys are products that are designed or clearly intended for children to play with. Toys are a fundamental part of children’s development. It is vital that they are free of dangerous elements that could harm children.

Most toys are safe from dangerous levels of lead and other elements.

Be aware, that some toys containing lead and certain other elements can seriously harm children.

Harmful metal elements found in toys that should not be there.

Elements known to be most harmful, at certain levels, to children playing with toys are:

• antimony
• arsenic
• barium
• cadmium
• chromium
• lead
• mercury
• selenium.

To minimise the risks associated with toys containing unsafe levels of  lead and other metals there is a mandatory standard for children's toys containing unacceptable levels of lead and other elements.
AS/NZS ISO 8124.3:2012 Safety of toys

At LMATS we make accessing lead and other metals analysis Services exceptionally effortless.

The mandatory standard provides specific guidelines on how to test for lead and other elements in children's toys and finger paints.  
To ensure their products comply with the standard, suppliers should organise this testing through specialist laboratories with the right skills, experience and equipment.

LMATS as a specialist laboratory have the right skills, experience and equipment to test for lead and other elements in children's toys and finger paints, thus determining if the  toys and finger paints products comply with the standards.

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