Name: Toxicological Assessment of European and American Toys: TRALHAMA
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Service Background
US TRA Certification / European TRA (CPSR) Certification
Currently, for cosmetics, handicrafts, and some toy products exported to the United States, a TRA (Toxicological Risk Assessment) report is required. The TRA report shows the toxicological properties of each ingredient in the product, the toxicological properties of the mixture of these ingredients in the finished product, as well as the characteristics and risks of exposure during the use of the product, including skin contact toxicity, eye irritation, oral toxicity, inhalation toxicity, etc.

Definition: TRA (Toxicological Risk Assessment) assesses the toxicological properties of each ingredient in the product, the toxicological properties of the mixture of these ingredients in the finished product, as well as the characteristics and risks of exposure during the use of the product.

Concept: TRA generally assesses acute and chronic toxicity, and the scope of products it covers includes art materials, toys, cosmetics, etc.;

Materials Required for TRA of Non-cosmetic Products:
- Product name;
- Product composition list, including the following:
  Chemical name, weight percentage, Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) number,
  Color Index number (CI No.), Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS);
- The net weight or net content of the materials in the individual product packaging;
  Under special circumstances, the product also needs to be tested.

Overview

Main Export Testing Items:

✓ Microbiological Contaminant Testing,
✓ Heavy Metal Contamination Testing,
✓ Antiseptic and Antibacterial Efficacy Testing
✓ TRA Toxicological Risk Assessment Report,
✓ MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet),

Contents of the TRA Report:

✓ Conduct a toxicological analysis and assessment of each ingredient, conduct acute and chronic toxicological analyses according to the contact method, and assess skin and eye irritation.
✓ Assess the toxicity of the entire product.
✓ Conclusions and suggestions.

Common Problems with the TRA Report:

✓ Customer company name: It needs to be filled in correctly in the application form;
✓ Applicable age range of the product: The recommended age range in the report. Generally, the users of artworks are over 5 years old (not a regulatory restriction, judged by convention)
✓ Conclusion of the report: This product can be labeled as “CONFORMS TO ASTM D-4236”.

LHAMA

LHAMA, the Labelling of Hazardous Art Materials Act in the United States, abbreviated as LHAMA, is an important decree that has a significant impact on art materials exported to the United States. According to the regulations of 16 CFR 1500.14B8 of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), art materials should be certified according to the ASTM D4236 standard for the “Labelling of Hazardous Art Materials Act (LHAMA)”. Art materials include: pigments, crayons, paintbrushes, pencils, chalks, glues, inks, canvases, etc. The manufacturer or repackaging seller of art materials should provide the ingredient formula of the art materials to ABT toxicologists to analyze whether it will produce ingredients that are chronically harmful to health.
This certification needs to be carried out by toxicologists recognized by the American Board of Toxicology (ABT). Toxicologists will assess the potential chronic harm of the product to health. The decree stipulates that toxicologists engaged in the assessment must be recognized by the American Board of Toxicology (ABT).
After the recognized ABT toxicologists assess the art materials, if the product has potential chronic toxicity that may cause adverse health effects, LHAMA stipulates that the following markings must be made:
(1) A warning word
(2) A description of the potential hazard
(3) The name of the chronically hazardous ingredient
(4) Safety handling instructions
(5) The name of the allergenic ingredient
(6) The way to obtain health information materials
(7) If necessary, more detailed technical data should be added to the supplementary documents.
Even if the art materials do not have chronic toxicity, the mark “conform to ASTM D4236” should be printed on the packaging and the product to make consumers aware that the product they are purchasing meets the requirements.

Service Advantage

Timeliness:

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Convenience:

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Price:

During the consultation stage, RTS can conduct a comprehensive evaluation based on the product information and material conditions of the enterprise, providing the most appropriate and economical quotation plan for the enterprise, significantly reducing the testing cost.

Quality:

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