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What are Quality Assurance Services for Toy and Juvenile Products?
Our quality assurance services for toy and juvenile products include both specialized services to meet specific needs and testing services to help assess if your product meets required governmental regulations and industry standards and a variety of specialized services.

At Bureau Veritas, we routinely deliver testing services to determine if a children’s product meets the regulations and standards of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA), Health Canada, the European Committee for Standardization (CEN), European Union Directives, and EN-71, as well as other international standards and regulations such as, but not limited to, those of Asia, Australia, Latin America and Japan. Our specialized services include age grade evaluations, design evaluations, product line reviews and more to help you better evaluate and maximize production throughout your supply chain.

What are the key benefits
• Verify compliance with worldwide toy regulations and industry standards
• Minimize recalls, return and complaints
• Enhance risk management and brand protection
• Help increase product sales

OUR APPROACH

Our approach is to provide you with one-stop shop services for all your toy and juvenile needs. We can assist you with both testing and specialized services for a variety of toy and juvenile products from product concept to store shelf.

Services for an Extensive Range of Children’s Toys and Juvenile Products

• Plush toys
• Action figures
• Ride-on toys
• Games
• Art and crafts materials
• Dolls
• Electrical and electronic toys
• Collectibles
• Figurines
• Construction toys
• Accessories
• Books
• Balls
• Seasonal novelties
• Musical toys
• Other merchandise targeted to children under 14 years of age
• High chairs
• Carriages
• Strollers
• Full-sized cribs, toddler beds
• Bunk Beds
• Play yards
• Infant walkers
• Expansion gates
• Hook-on chairs
• Children’s furniture
• Reclined cradles
• Bicycles

Why Choose Bureau Veritas?

Reputation
With over 30 years of technical expertise in toy and juvenile products, we offer comprehensive testing and consulting services to meet a variety of needs.

Worldwide Locations
With locations close to sourcing areas in over 40 countries, we offer you the convenience of global coverage with local service where you need it.

Technical Knowledge & Leadership
Evaluation of over half a million toy and juvenile products annually worldwide provides us with a broad perspective of the hazards associated with a wide range of children’s products.

Personalized Service
At Bureau Veritas, we are committed to meeting your evolving needs and helping you anticipate new market trends. We offer you customized and specialized services to meet your quality assurance needs throughout your supply chain. Providing you with the highest levels of service is a priority for us.

FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

What types of testing do you offer?
Use and abuse testing

Destructive testing
Comparison testing

Chemical testing
Electrical testing

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
Microbiological evaluations

Toxicological evaluations

Life/reliability testing

Client specifications
Flammability testing

What specialized services do you offer for toy and juvenile products?
- Age grade evaluations
- Specification manual development
- Design evaluations
- Interpretation and applicability of regulation and standards
- Injury data research
- Child development and behavior research
- Letters of opinion
- Training seminars and workshops
- Recall advisement
- Third party government and regulatory intermediary services
- Product line review
- Risk assessment services
- Failure analysis
- Playground audits
- Process control consultation
- Production pilot audits