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Standard update: Korea revised the general safety standard for children's products
Author:GIG Postdate:2021-08-24
The Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) has released the “Children’s Products Safety Special Act,” for textile and leather products intended for children aged 13 or under, and infants under 36 months.
On July 19, 2021, the Ministry of trade, industry and energy of the Republic of Korea (motie) issued Circular No. 2021-132, revising the requirements for phthalates in the general safety standard for children's products, adding diisobutyl phthalate (DiBP), and increasing the limited number of phthalates from 6 to 7. The amendment will enter into force on January 1, 2022.
The general safety standard for children's products applies to the accessible materials / components in products for children under 13 years of age under normal use, but does not include drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, food contact materials and products, and entertainment facilities and equipment.
The revised o-benzene requirements are as follows:
| entry | Abbreviations | CAS No | requirement |
| 1 | DEHP | 117-81-7 | The sum of seven kinds of phthalic acid vinegar in Taiwei resin (including textile and leather materials and coatings) shall be ≤ 0.1% |
| 2 | DBP | 84-74-2 | |
| 3 | BBP | 85-68-7 | |
| 4 | DINP | 28553-12-0/68515-48-0 | |
| 5 | DIDP | 26761-40-0/68515-49-1 | |
| 6 | DnOP | 117-84-0 | |
| 7 | DIBP | 84-69-5 |