Alpha Science Toys: New Toy-Related Test Methods announced by the Ministry of Health of Canada

On May 23, 2019, Alpha Science toys learned that the Ministry of Health of Canada has announced the new kinds of toy-related test methods. These new requirements of test methods have a direct and profound impact of the toy company, especially the company's market is in Canada.

The test methods are listed below:

The flame resistance of tents;

Determination of the flash point of solids, pastes or gels by the closed cup test method;

Reasonably foreseeable use: toys;

Determination of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes isomers (BTEX) in consumer products by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry;

Detection and identification of various asbestos fibers in consumer products;

Determination of total lead and cadmium in metallic consumer products by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy; and,

Determination of bulk asbestos in consumer products and cosmetics by polarized light microscopy.

We Alpha Science toys have been paying close attention to the updating of various testing and safety rules in the toy industry, and actively comply with the testing standards and material requirements of children's toys in various countries to ensure that children are provided with high quality and safe toys. Alpha science toys believe that high quality can improve different abilities of children, help children to know the more amazing phenomenon of the world. We aim to provide the best toys for each child in the world and try our best to give children a happy childhood.