New Standards in Thailand for Feeding Bottle Nipples and Pacifiers

2021-09-17

In June 2021, the Ministry of Industry of Thailand published two Ministerial Regulations in the Royal Gazette.  These regulations mandate two specific products, feeding bottle nipples and pacifiers, to conform with their corresponding Thai Industrial Standards TIS 969-2562 (2019) and TIS 1025-2562 (2019) respectively as described below:

Regulation Regarding Designation of

Standard

References

Rubber Nipples for Feeding Bottles

TIS 969-2562 (2019)

  1. EN 14350-1:2004 Child use and care articles – Drinking equipment – Part 1:  General and mechanical requirements and tests
  2. EN 14350-2:2004 Child use and care articles – Drinking equipment – Part 2:  Chemical requirements and test methods
  3. EN 71-3:2013+A2:2017 Safety of toys – Part 3:  Migration of Certain Elements
  4. EN 71-11:2005 Safety of toys – Part 11: Organic chemical compounds – Method of analysis
  5. EN 12868:2017 Child use and care articles – Method for determining the release of N-nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable substances from elastomer or rubber teats and soothers

Pacifiers

TIS 1025-2562 (2019)

  1. EN 1400:2013+A1:2014 Child use and care articles – Soothers for babies and young children – Safety requirements and test methods
  2. EN 71-3:2013+A2:2017 Safety of toys – Part 3:  Migration of Certain Elements
  3. EN 12868:2017 Child use and care articles – Method for determining the release of N-nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable substances from elastomer or rubber teats and soothers
  4. DIN 53160-1:2010 Determination of the colorfastness of articles for common use – Part 1:  test with artificial saliva
  5. ISO 105-A03:1993 Textiles – Tests for colorfastness – Part A03:  Gray scale for assessing staining

 

Chemical Limits for Feeding Bottle Nipples - TIS 969-2562 (2019):

Item

Element

Limit (mg/kg)

1

Antimony (Sb)

15

2

Arsenic (As)

10

3

Barium (Ba)

100

4

Cadmium (Cd)

20

5

Chromium (Cr)

10

6

Lead (Pb)

25

7

Mercury (Hg)

10

8

Selenium (Se)

100

 

Chemical Limits for Pacifiers - TIS 1025-2562 (2019):

Item

Element

Limit (mg/kg)

1

Antimony (Sb)

60

2

Arsenic (As)

2.5

3

Barium (Ba)

200

4

Cadmium (Cd)

1.8

5

Chromium (Cr)

50

6

Lead (Pb)

2.5

7

Mercury (Hg)

10

8

Selenium (Se)

50

9

Aluminum (Al)

1,430

10

Boron (B)

1,600

11

Cobalt (Co)

14

12

Copper (Cu)

830

13

Manganese (Mn)

300

14

Nickel (Ni)

100

15

Strontium (Sr)

6,000

16

Tin (Sn)

20,000

17

Zinc (Zn)

5,000

 

Effective Date:

These regulations will be effective 180 days after the announcement in the Royal Gazette. Therefore, both TIS 969-2562 (2019) for Rubber Nipples for Feeding Bottles and TIS 1025-2562 (2019) for Pacifiers will become effective on 2021-12-13.

 

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