Childcare Products
ICQ USA performs safety tests on all products related to the care and the environments where children spend the majority of their time: home, auto, care centers and schools. Products such as strollers, carriers, walkers, soothers/pacifiers, bottles, cutlery and feeding utensils are only some examples of the articles belonging to the category "Child Use and Care Articles."
In the laboratories of ICQ, childcare products are submitted to a series of tests, analysis and highly specialized evaluations:
- Tests relating to the physical and mechanical properties of equipment such as:
- dimension
- static and dynamic load
- mechanism and movement
- resistance to corrosion;
- Chemical analysis and tests such as:
- heavy metals
- determination of phthalates
- determination of N–nitrosamine and N- nitrosable substances
- determination of Azo-Dyes on fabrics
- determination of carcinogenic colorants, flame retardants and color fastness to saliva and sweat;
- Packaging evaluation;
- Inspection during production: effective support to give you control during the working production stages.
ASTM F963 Compliance
The Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety (ASTM F963) was developed to establish nationally recognized safety requirements for toys.
ICQ USA has developed a program to provide manufacturers, distributors and sponsors involved in marketing toys the assurance that their products meet all the current criteria for toy safety established by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
This program consists of obtaining an appropriate number of toys randomly selected from a manufacturer’s production line and subjecting those toys to appropriate testing procedures outlined in ASTM F 963.
Toys that are evaluated by ICQ USA and found to comply with the ASTM F 963 standard will be issued a Certificate of Compliance. For those toys that are found not to be in compliance (may not be safe when used as intended or used under circumstances involving foreseeable misuse), these tests will identify specific health-related problems with the toy and recommendations will be issued on how to solve those problems and bring the toy into compliance.
Toys
 In the ICQ’s laboratories, toys are submitted to a series of tests, analysis and highly specialized evaluations that can be categorized as follow:
- Age grading evaluations;
- Physical, mechanical and dynamic tests;
- Fire reaction and flame propagation tests;
- Electrical and electromagnetic compatibility tests (EMC);
- Chemical analysis and tests;
- Conformity evaluation of electric and electronics toys to the requirements of RoHS Directive (2002/95 CE);
- Packaging evaluation: proper warnings and information to consumers are fundamental to conform to each specific national regulation, such as Italy's Consumer Code (Italian Decree no. 206 of September 6, 2005);
- Inspection during production: effective support to give you control during the working production stages.
ICQ offers our multi-year experience in the field of safety and state-of-the-art equipment to provide our customers the following services:
- Test Reports according to ASMT and CPSC regulations;
- Conformity certificates in compliance with the European and International standards;
- Conformity EC type certificates for the European market;
- Conformity certificates for the employment of “Safe Toys” mark.
The SAFE TOYS® Mark
 The presence of the SAFE TOYS® mark on a product means the product conforms to all legal requirements, it also means that:
- a psychologist has performed a "Preventative Evaluation" and the packaging is labeled with the proper age grading and/or warning.
- an eco-toxicological commission has evaluated all the chemical and microbiological risks for items characterized, examples include: prolonged contact with skin and determination of the food grade of materials. evaluations of cosmetic toys or chemistry sets,
- appropriate inspections have been carried out in the production process in order to ensure global compliance and safety.
Our mark is increasingly recognized by consumers as a symbol of safety and trust.
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Children Product Testing
