Jewelry makes your life more beautiful. For this purpose, various kinds of jewelries are made to improve your charming. However, it would pose a risk to your health if they contain hazardous substances or other potential dangers for they always stay close contact with your skin. To protect peoples health, many countries, such as EU, US, Canada, China, have developed certain regulations and standards to control hazardous substances and potential dangers in jewelries.
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Chemical test
| No. | Items | Testing methods | Regulation & Standard |
| 1 | Pb | US EPA 3052 US EPA 3050B CPSC-CH-E1001-08.1 CPSC-CH-E1002-08.1 CPSC-CH-E1003-09.1 AOAC 974.02 ASTM E1613 ASTM E1645 Canada Method C-08 | ASTM F2923-11 CPSIA SOR/2005-19 REACH Annex XVII |
| 2 | Cd | US EPA 3052 US EPA 3050B | ASTM F2923-11 REACH Annex XVII |
| 3 | Nickel release | EN 1811-2011 EN 16128-2011 EN 12472-2005 | ASTM F2923-11 REACH XVII |
| 4 | Nickel release Spot test | PD CR EN 12471 | REACH XVII |
| 5 | Phthalates | CPSC-CH-C1001-09.3 US EPA 3540C US EPA 8061A US EPA 8270D ASTM D3421-75 GB/T 20388 GB 24613 EN 14372 | CP 65 Prop REACH Annex XVII Article 51 & 52 REACH SVHC GB 24613 ST 2002 CPSIA |
| 6 | soluble heavy metals | EN 71 part3 GB 6675 AS NZ ISO 8124-3 ST 2002 GB 21027-2007 3.1 | ASTM F2923-11 EN 71 part3 GB 6675 AS NZS ISO 8124-3 ST2002 GB 21027-2007 |
| 7 | Extraction cadmium | CPSC-CH-E1004-11 | ASTM F2923-11 ASTM F963-11 |
| 8 | AZO | GB/T 19942 (CEN)ISO/TS 17234 ISO 17234 | 2002/61/EC, LFGB Oeko-Tex standard 100, Eco-labelGB/T18885 AAFA RSL 2009/563/EC, 2009/598/EC |
| 9 | Formaldehyde | GB 18580 GB/T 17657 GB 18584 ASTM D5582 EN 120 EN 717-3 | GB 18584，CARB |
| 10 | SVHC | REACH |
Performance tests
| No. | Items | Testing methods | Regulation & Standard | |
| 1 | Decolorization test of sulfide | QJ 484 | -- | |
| 2 | Salt Spray (Fog) Test | EN 60068-2-11 EN 60512-11-6 GB/T 2423.17 QB/T 3826 QB/T 3827 QB/T 3828 GB/T 1771 ISO 9227 ASTM B368 ASTM B117 | -- | |
| 3 | Labeling | -- | ASTM F2923-11 ASTM F963 | |
| 4 | Mechanical and physical properties | Sharp point and edge | EN 71 part1 GB 6675 ASTM F963 AS NZS ISO 8124-1 16 CFR 1500.48 16 CFR 1500.49 16 CFR 1500.50 16 CFR 1500.51 16 CFR 1500.52 16 CFR 1500.53 16 CFR 1501 SOR/2011-17 | ASTM F2923-11 EN 71 part1 GB 6675 ASTM F963 AS NZS ISO 8124-1 16 CFR 1500.48 16 CFR 1500.49 16 CFR 1500.50 16 CFR 1500.51 16 CFR 1500.52 16 CFR 1500.53 16 CFR 1501 SOR/2011-17 |
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| 5 | Flammability | EN 71 part2 GB 6675 ASTM F963 AS NZS ISO 8124-2 16 CFR 1500.44 16 CFR 1610 SOR/2011-17 | EN 71 part2 GB 6675 ASTM F963 AS NZS ISO 8124-2 16 CFR 1500.44 16 CFR 1610 SOR/2011-17 | |
