Recently, the German Product Safety Commission (AfPS) released a new standard AfPS GS 2019:01PAK (the old version is AfPS GS 2014:01PAK) for the evaluation and testing of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in GS certification. The new standard will be released on July 1, 2020. It will be implemented on June 30, 2020, and the old version will expire on June 30, 2020. The new version mainly updates the test parameters and classification. The main update comparisons are as follows:
1. Test parameter update: deleted Acenaphthene (Acenaphthene, CAS No.83-32-9), Acenaphthylene (Acenaphthylene, CAS No.208-96-8), Fluorene (Fluorene, CAS No.86-73-7) Three, the test items were updated from the original 18 to 15.
2. Category content update
substance name | Category 1 | Category 2 | Category 3 |
AfPS GS 2014:01PAK | Materials intended for entry, materials for toys that are in prolonged contact with the skin (more than 30 seconds) | Materials not included in Category 1 where prolonged skin contact (more than 30 seconds) is expected, or repeated short-term skin contact | Materials not included in categories 1 and 2 where short-term contact with the skin (no more than 30 seconds) is expected |
Toys within the scope of 2009/48/EC | other products | Toys within the scope of 2009/48/EC | other products |
AfPS GS 2019:01PAK | Materials intended for entry, toys within the scope of 2009/48/EC, products intended for children under 3 years of age with foreseeable prolonged skin contact (more than 30 seconds) | Materials not included in Category 1 where prolonged skin contact (more than 30 seconds) is expected, or repeated short-term skin contact | Materials not included in categories 1 and 2 where short-term contact with the skin (no more than 30 seconds) is expected |
children's products | Other consumer products | children's products | Other consumer products |
3.类别内容更新
parameter | Category 1 | Category 2 | Category 3 |
/ | Materials intended for entry, toys within the scope of 2009/48/EC, products intended for children under 3 years of age with foreseeable prolonged skin contact (more than 30 seconds) | Materials not included in Category 1 where prolonged skin contact (more than 30 seconds) is expected, or repeated short-term skin contact | Materials not included in categories 1 and 2 where short-term contact with the skin (no more than 30 seconds) is expected |
children's products | Other consumer products | children's products | Other consumer products |
Naphthalene(NAP) | <1 | <2 | <10 |
Phenanthrene(PHE) | <1 sum | <5 sum | <10 sum | <20 sum | <50 sum |
Anthracene (ANT) |
Fluoranthene(FLT) |
Pyrene (PYR) |
Benzo(a)anthracene(BaA) | <0.2 | <0.2 | <0.5 | <0.5 | <1 |
Chrysene (CHR) | <0.2 | <0.2 | <0.5 | <0.5 | <1 |
Benzo(b)fluoranthene (BbF) | <0.2 | <0.2 | <0.5 | <0.5 | <1 |
Benzo(k)fluoranthene (BkF) | <0.2 | <0.2 | <0.5 | <0.5 | <1 |
Benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) | <0.2 | <0.2 | <0.5 | <0.5 | <1 |
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene | <0.2 | <0.2 | <0.5 | <0.5 | <1 |
Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene | <0.2 | <0.2 | <0.5 | <0.5 | <1 |
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene | <0.2 | <0.2 | <0.5 | <0.5 | <1 |
Benzo(j)fluoranthen | <0.2 | <0.2 | <0.5 | <0.5 | <1 |
Benzo(e)pyren | <0.2 | <0.2 | <0.5 | <0.5 | <1 |
PAHs total | <1 | < 5 | < 10 | < 20 | < 50 |