BS EN 71-7:2002 pdf download – Safety of Toys Part 7: Finger paints — Requirements and test methods 4.2 Colourants 4.2.1 The use of colourants listed in annex A is permitted. Annex A consists of colourants falling in one or more of the following categories: food colourants; colourants permitted for the use in cosmetics, without limitation in the field of application and which fulfil the requirements given there; other pigments (listed as substances 1 – 35) which meet the general requirements of 4.1 . 4.2.2 Colourants which are not classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic, toxic to reproduction, very toxic, toxic, harmful, corrosive, irritant or sensitising, may also be used in finger paints. NOTE Directive 67/548/EEC refers. 4.2.3 Finger paints shall not contain azo colourants that by cleavage of one or more azo groups can produce primary amines listed in Tables 3 and 4 when tested in accordance with 5.2. 4.3 Preservatives Finger paints shall be preserved using only the preservatives listed in annex B, when tested in accordance with 5.3. The maximum concentrations specified in the column “maximum allowed concentration” of Table B.1 and the limitations and requirements specified in the column “Limitations and requirements” of Table B.1 shall be observed. 4.4 Limits for the migration of certain elements The migration of elements from finger paints shall not exceed the limits given in Table 1 (after application of the analytical correction given in Table2) when tested in accordance with EN 71-3 (see also 5.4) 4.5 Limits for primary aromatic amines 4.5.1 The single primary aromatic amines listed in Table 3 shall not be determinable when tested in accordance with 5.5. 4.5.2 With the exception of those amines listed in Table 3, finger paints shall not contain primary aromatic amines in a total amount exceeding 20 mg/kg, with no individual primary aromatic amine exceeding 1 0 mg/kg, when tested in accordance with 5.5. The limitation does not apply to aromatic aminocarboxylic acids or aminosulfonic acids. Table 4 gives examples of other primary aromatic amines of concern. 4.6 Taste and smell Finger paints shall not be sweetened, flavoured or fragranced. An embittering agent in accordance with the following list shall be added in order to minimise the ingestion of paint: sucrose octaacetate (CAS 1 26-1 4-7); naringin (CAS 1 0236-47-2); denatonium benzoate (CAS 3734-33-6). NOTE The relative bitterness of these substances is approximately 1 :10:3000 (naringin : sucrose octaacetate : denatonium benzoate). The...
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