Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification
A82: Testing requirement 
Date when the measure came into force
11 November 2005 
Publication where the measure is specified
6 No. 28196 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. 11 NOVEMBER 2005 
Regulation where the measure is specified
FOODSTUFFS, COSMETICS AND DISINFECTANTS ACT, 1972 (ACT NO. 54 OF 1972) REGULATIONS RELATING TO OBJECTS PACKED IN FOODSTUFFS INTENDED FOR CHILDREN 
Country/Region applying the measure
South Africa 
Coded list of objectives
A: Protection of human life and health 
Description of the measure
3. All toys in foodstuffs shall comply with the following safety requirements:
(1) Toys that are designed to be disassembled or pieces of which may break off during normal use or during reasonably foreseeable abuse, shall not be of a size that create a hazard if they are swallowed or inhaled, or come into contact with the skin, mucous tissues or eyes.
(2) Toys shall be visually clean and free from any kind of infestation,
(3) Toys shall conform to the SANS standard on the 'Safety of Toys' and shall be tested to simulate reasonably foreseeable abuse in order to ensure that hazards are not generated as a result of normal wear and tear or deterioration.
(4)Testing shall be done in accordance with the appropriate test methods outlined in clauses 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 of the IS0 8124-1:2000 standard on the 'Safety of Toys (Part I)'. Such tests shall be carried out in an anticipated use environment and shall be intended to expose potential hazards rather than to demonstrate the reliability of such a toy.
(5)Toys shall not contain flammable gases, flammable liquids or extremely flammable solids. 
Reference of the measure
3(3-4) 
Measure also domestic
Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Code Product Partial coverage Partial coverage indication Date in Date out
PG: 7 Food products No    
Description
foodstuff 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Inclusion/Exclusion Country Date in Date out
Inclusion Entire world 11 November 2005  
Description
All countries