EN 14350:2020+A1:2023 Children's Drinking Equipment
On 9 August 2023, the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) published EN 14350:2020+A1:2023 “Child care articles – Drinking equipment – Safety requirements and test methods”, which supersedes EN 14350:2020/prA1 and EN 14350:2020.
This document specifies safety requirements relating to the materials, construction, performance, packaging and product information for the following drinking equipment intended for children from 0 to 48 months of age:
- Re-usable containers and re-usable drinking accessories;
- Single-use containers and drinking accessories sold with these containers;
- Single-use feeding teats;
- Ready to use feeding teats.
Citation expected for General Product Safety Directive (2001/95/EC).
Substantial Changes
1. Specified version of standards to be used, includes:
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Standard |
Title |
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EN 71-3:2019+A1:2021 |
Migration of certain elements |
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EN 12868:2017 |
Child use and care articles – Release of N-nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable substances from elastomer or rubber teats and soothers |
|
EN 60454-2:2007 |
Pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes for electrical purposes – Part 2: Methods of test (IEC 60454-2:2007) |
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EN ISO 3696:1995 |
Water for analytical laboratory use – Specification and test methods (ISO 3696:1987) |
2. Added a new Annex ZA
This is an informative Annex, indicating that the standard provides a voluntary means of conforming to the “General Product Safety Directive” (2001/95/EC) which will be repealed by the Regulation (EU) 2023/988 (General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) from 13 December 2024.
Effective Date:
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Date |
Date of |
Latest date by which |
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2023-11-30 |
Announcement (DOA) |
The existence of this EN has to be announced at national level |
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2024-02-29 |
Publication (DOP) |
This EN has to be implemented at national level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement |
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2024-08-31 |
Withdrawal (DOW) |
National standards conflicting with this EN have to be withdrawn |
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