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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

Maximum Levels of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Products (mg/kg)
ItemCategory 1Category 2Category 3

Materials intended to be placed in the mouth or toys materials with prolonged skin contact (>30 seconds)Materials not in Category 1 with foreseeable prolonged skin contact (>30s) or repeated short-term skin contactMaterials not in Category 1 or 2 with foreseeable short-term skin contact (≤30s)
Toys falling under Directive 2009/48/ECOther products under the Product Safety Act
Toys falling under Directive 2009/48/ECOther products under the Product Safety Act
Naphthalene< 1< 2< 10
AcenaphthyleneSum of PAHs < 1Sum of PAHs < 5Sum of PAHs < 10Sum of PAHs < 20Sum of PAHs < 50
Acenaphthene
Fluorene
Phenanthrene
Anthracene
Fluoranthene
Pyrene
Benzo[a]anthracene< 0.2< 0.2< 0.5
< 0.5
< 1
Chrysene< 0.2< 0.2< 0.5< 0.5< 1
Benzo[b]fluoranthene< 0.2< 0.2< 0.5< 0.5< 1
Benzo[k]fluoranthene< 0.2< 0.2< 0.5< 0.5< 1
Benzo[a]pyrene< 0.2< 0.2< 0.5< 0.5< 1
Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene< 0.2< 0.2< 0.5< 0.5< 1
Dibenzo[a,h]anthracene< 0.2< 0.2< 0.5< 0.5< 1
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene< 0.2< 0.2< 0.5< 0.5< 1
Benzo[j]fluoranthene< 0.2< 0.2< 0.5< 0.5< 1
Benzo[e]pyrene< 0.2< 0.2< 0.5< 0.5< 1
Sum of 18 PAHs< 1< 5< 10< 20< 50