Testing & compliance
Testing planned around your product and market.
We help coordinate third-party testing for the final cat product, materials and destination market. Share your required standards and documentation before sample approval so the scope can be agreed with the laboratory.
Discuss testing requirements
Standards to discuss with your laboratory.
The items below are potential requirements or reference methods to assess with your laboratory. They are not a list of certifications held by every product. Children’s toy standards do not automatically apply to every pet toy.
- EN71 / EN 71
- Discuss the relevant mechanical, flammability or element-migration sections when requested for the product and market.
- ASTM F963
- A children’s toy safety standard. A buyer may request relevant reference methods; the laboratory confirms the applicable sections.
- CPSIA
- US children’s-product legislation, not a universal pet-toy certificate. Confirm product classification and any applicable requirements.
- ISO 8124
- A children’s toy safety series that may be requested as a reference. Confirm the parts and current editions for the agreed test plan.
- REACH / California Proposition 65
- Discuss market-specific chemical restrictions or exposure assessment for the actual materials, colors, coatings and accessories.
A test plan for the exact version.
- 01
Define the brief
Send the SKU, target country, intended use, materials, colors, accessories and your retailer’s testing checklist.
- 02
Agree laboratory scope
Confirm methods, applicable limits, sample quantity, fees and laboratory timing before submission. Testing and any retesting are scheduled separately from production.
- 03
Review results and changes
Review the report for the tested version. Agree corrective action and any further testing before final approval when results or design changes require it.
Test reports and product coverage.
Report availability and coverage are confirmed for the specific SKU and configuration. Ask which documents can be provided for your project; a report for another design or material is not evidence for every item in the range.
- Product identification and tested variant
- Materials, colors and components within the scope
- Laboratory, report number and issue date
- Test methods, editions and recorded results
- Whether later design or material changes need review