NOM-252-SSA1-2011

NOM-252-SSA1-2011

Sanitary requirements for the toys.

Environmental Health. Toys and School Supplies. Bioavailability Limits of Heavy Metals. Chemical Specifications and Test Methods

Determination of Elements:

  • Antimony
  • Cadmium
  • Chromium
  • Lead
  • Barium
  • Arsenic
  • Mercury
  • Selenium (Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry Method)

Field of application:

  • Coatings of paints, varnishes, lacquers, printing inks, polymers, and similar coatings.
  • Polymers and similar substances, including laminates, whether reinforced or not, excluding other textiles.
  • Paper and cardboard.
  • Textiles, natural or synthetic.
  • Glass, ceramics, metallic materials determined by a small parts meter.
  • Other materials colored throughout or not (e.g., wood, hardboard, hardboard, bone, and leather).
  • Materials intended to leave traces (e.g., pencil lead and ballpoint pen ink). Materials for molding and shaping, including modeling and shaping pastes, as well as gels.
  • Paints, including finger paints, varnishes, lacquers, glass powders, and similar materials in solid or liquid form that appear as such on toys.