China has no double standards on toy quality and is implementing international standards, said the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (GAQSIQ) on May 31.

The administration made the remarks in response to concerns about the potentially harmful chemical Di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), a plasticizer that has been linked to health hazards including liver and kidney damage.

Toy manufacturing standards in China are compulsory and conform to the ISO 8124 toy safety standards in mechanical functions, combustion and migrant chemicals—mainly soluble heavy metals, said Zhang Yanfen, head of the National Technical Committee of Standardization for Toys.

China has limits on eight migrant chemicals in toys, which is the same as ISO, U.S. and EU standards, the GAQSIQ said.