BS 71-13:2021 pdf download – Safety of toys Part 13: Olfactory board games, cosmetic kits and gustative games
4.3 Gustative games
4.3.1 General Gustative games shall be supplied with instructions for use (see Clause 7). Gustative games shall be supplied with a contents list, warnings and first aid information (see Clause 8). The first aid information and the instructions for use can be on the packaging and/or the instruction sheet. The use of food ingredients (e.g. drinking water, salt, sugar or honey) not supplied with the gustative game may be suggested in the instructions for use. Gustative games shall be supplied with an ingredient list visible from outside the packaging. For marking requirement see Clause 6.
4.3.2 Substances and mixtures Substances and mixtures recognized as food flavours and other food ingredients shall be used. NOTE Food flavours and food ingredients are subject to the relevant food legislation, e.g. Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 [6] (flavours), Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 [5] and Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 [19] (food additives), Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 [7] (“general food law”) and Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 [8] (food information to consumers).
The intended and possible reactions between all substances and mixtures of gustative games shall be assessed by the manufacturer in order to ascertain that no reaction products or mixtures could be formed that could harm the health of the children using the kit. Besides substances and mixtures recognized as food flavours and other food ingredients, gustative games and supplementary sets for gustative games may only contain the substances listed in Table 1 except those substances not allowed by food legislation. If any of the fragrances specified in Table 1 are supplied in the gustative game, specific warning requirements apply (see 6.1 and 6.3).
Gustative games and supplementary sets for gustative games shall not contain the allergenic fragrances listed in Table 2. However, the presence of traces of these fragrances is permitted provided that such presence is technically unavoidable under good manufacturing practice, does not exceed 100 mg/kg per fragrance and still fulfil the corresponding requirements given in food legislation.
4.3.3 Resulting products
The resulting product(s) made by a child using a gustative game in accordance with the instructions for use must be in compliance with the relevant requirements of legislation on food. Heating as part of the activity used to obtain the resulting product, shall only be specified in the instructions for use if the manufacturer has ensured that such heating does not lead to a harm to the health of the children using the game. NOTE Food ingredients are subject to the relevant food legislation, e.g. Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 [6] (flavours), Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 [5], and Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 [19] (food additives), Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 [7] (“general food law”) and Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 [8] (food information to consumers).
4.3.4 Food allergens If allergenic food ingredients are supplied with the gustative game, these ingredients shall be labelled visible from outside the packaging. NOTE For information on the labelling of allergenic food ingredients see Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 [8]. This Regulation’s Annex II also lists commonly known food allergens.
5 Equipment
5.1 General For the safety assessment required by Directive 2009/48/EC [1], here of olfactory board games and gustative games, special attention should be given to the material of the equipment supplied that can reasonably be expected to be brought or are already in contact with food or food ingredients.
NOTE Relevant legislation for food contact material are Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 [3] and Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 [4]. Further guidance might be found in Resolution CM/Res(2013)9 on metals and alloys used in food contact materials and articles [21].
5.2 Containers and glassware
5.2.1 Glassware In sets where the instructions for use include activities in which glassware is heated, all glassware intended to be heated shall be made of borosilicate glass in order to be heat resistant.BS 71-13 pdf download.