SGS Article Highlights Updated Toy Safety Standards for Great Britain
BAAR, SWITZERLAND / AGILITYPR.NEWS / November 10, 2026 / SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 143.26, summarizing the United Kingdom’s updates to toy safety standards used to demonstrate conformity with toy legislation in Great Britain (GB).
Notice of Publication 0143/26 (NoP 0143/26) was published by the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) on October 22, 2026. This updates the list of designated standards that can be used to demonstrate compliance with the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011 (UK S.I. 2011/1881) and applies in England, Scotland and Wales. NoP 0143/26 amends Part 2 of Annex I to NoP 0131/26 of February 13, 2026.
Key changes include updates to standards covering experimental chemistry sets and the addition of two new designated toy safety standards.
Toy supply chain stakeholders, including manufacturers, importers, distributors, retailers and other intermediaries placing toys on the market in Great Britain, are affected by NoP 0143/26, which became effective on October 22, 2026.
SGS experts publish SafeGuardS to keep stakeholders informed about regulatory changes that could impact their business. SafeGuardS 143.26 includes a full list of the standards updated in NoP 0143/26 and details the changes to the designated standards framework.
Stakeholders are encouraged to refer to SafeGuardS 143.26 for more details.
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