August 9, 2011 news, following the French national food, environmental and labor Department of Health (ANSES) released a report that contains a foam puzzle mat may pose health risks to children of chemicals formamide (formamide) (CAS 75-12-7 ) after "the French official gazette" (OJFR) recently announced on the bubble toys "puzzle mats" new requirements.
French regulations, July 20, 2012 and before the import or sale of foam puzzle mat, unless the manufacturer, importer or distributor can prove that their products meet the following three conditions in any of these conditions:
l "puzzle mats" in the composition of formamide is not higher than 2mg/kg (ppm) (acetone extraction method as shown in Annex A);
l "puzzle mats" in the 28 days of each cubic meter of air released from the formamide of not more than 20μg (Laboratory method according to ISO 16000-6 and EN ISO 16000-9, specific test parameters are given in Annex B);
l "puzzle mats" in the 7 days of each cubic meter of air released from the formamide of not more than 40μg (Laboratory method according to ISO 16000-6 and EN ISO 16000-9, specific test parameters are given in Annex B);
Typically, the puzzle mats in formamide often vinyl acetate ethylene (EVA) as a plasticizer in use; or in the production of foam products as a foaming agent decomposition; and EVA resin residue when the French National Food, Environment Department of Health and Labor, said foam puzzle mat into the air of harmful chemical substances easily absorbed by children.
France was from December 2010 to July 2011 15 temporary ban on the sale or import of foam puzzle mat to France in this period, French authorities found that some of the EU market because it contains high levels of puzzle mats were classified formamide of toxic products, thus requiring the French national food, environmental and labor puzzle mats for the Department of Health to study and do the report.
ANSES recommendationsIn order to foam puzzle mats and other toys and other products to remove formamide, formamide need to find using the exact impact on health, and identify the use of formamide and suitable alternative substances.
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