Launch Safer Toys with Our Toy Safety Testing Services

We can help you develop comprehensive toy safety programs that rigorously test your products and help strengthen consumer confidence. Our services include:

• Age grading determinations
• Design evaluations
• Safety and risk assessments
• Chemical management
• EC-type examinations
• Toxicological assessments
• Label evaluation and compliance verification

We can help you mitigate the risks associated with global sourcing, which can help protect your brand and build consumer confidence and long-term loyalty.

Our broad range of services include:

UL Solutions is able to evaluate products for compliance with ASTM F963-23, the most recent version of the Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety. The 2023 update incorporates new performance requirements, clarifications and corrections to help improve toy safety and reduce testing burdens. The update also addresses:

• The technical requirements for acoustics (sound level of toys)
• Battery accessibility
• Expanding materials
• Projectiles and phthalates
• Clarifications about substrate materials
• Tracking labels

When age-grading toys, UL Solutions experts examine the product and its packaging, giving consideration to:

• Child development stages (cognitive, motor and social/emotional)  
• Play behaviors  
• Foreseeable use
• Safety standards  

We consult the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Age Determination Guidelines to comply with U.S. requirements and EU guidance to comply with the Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC.  

UL Solutions is:  

• Registered with the U.S. CPSC as an accredited laboratory for Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) third-party testing.
• Able to perform testing to all regional regulatory standards, including California Proposition 65 (Legislation AB 2901 Chapter 575).
• Able to hold notified body status under the EU Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC and EU Low Voltage Directive (2014/35/EU).