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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 27,1996 PSA#1730THAILAND: TEATS The following notification is being circulated in
accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif. 96.392. 1. Member to
Agreement notifying: THAILAND. If applicable, name of local government
involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2): 2. Agency responsible: Thai
Industrial Standards Institute Agency or authority designated to handle
comments regarding the notification can be indicated if different from
above: 3. Notified under Article 2.9.2. 4. Products covered (HS or
CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers
may be provided in addition, where applicable): Teats (HS Chapter
4014). 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified
document: TIS 1025-2534(1991) Standard for Babies' Dummies. 6.
Description of content: The Thai Industrial Standards Institute is
proposing to enforce TIS 1250-2534 (1991) as a compulsory standard and
to revise text where appropriate. The Standard classifies babies'
dummies by material into two classes, i.e. those made of rubber and
synthetic rubber, and into two types, i.e. ring and knob types. It also
specifies sizes for flange, knob and prescribes requirements for
general characteristics, compression resistance, bite resistance,
tensile strength, puncture resistance, tear resistance, drop
resistance, rattle impact resistance, safety requirements for rubber
and for element migration. It includes packaging, marking and
labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity, and testing. The
substantial revision is as follows: 1. Amending the standard number to
be ``TIS 1025-2539 (1996)''; 2. amending Clause 5.9.1 relating to
safety requirements for rubber to include the maximum permissible
levels of lead to 10 mg/kg; of cadmium to 10 mg/kg; and of nitrosamine
to 0.01 mg/kg. Testing of cadmium and nitrosamine shall follow TIS
969-2534 (1991) Standard for Babies' Bottles whereas testing of lead
shall follow TIS 656-2529 (1986) Standard method of analysis for
plastics products used food contact; 3. amending Clause 5.9.2 relating
to testing for element migration to follow EN 71 part 3; 4. deleting
Table 1 relating to limits of element migration and substituting with
the new Table to read as follows: Antimony 60 mg/kg; Arsenic 25 mg/kg;
Barium 500 mg/kg; Cadmium 75 mg/kg; Chromium 60 mg/kg; Lead 90 mg/kg;
Mercury 60 mg/kg; Selenium 500 mg/kg; Zinc 500 mg/kg (for dummies made
of rubber only); 5. amending subclause 6.2 of Clause 7.2 relating to
instruction to read as follows: Before use, sterilize by means of
boiling water for at least five minutes, or sterilize in baby bottle
sterilizing solution according to the sterilizing solution
manufacturer's instructions; 6. amending subclause 6.5 of Clause 7.2 to
read as follows: Use when necessary. Inspect before and after each use.
Throw away when worn or damaged. 7. Objective and rationale: Safety. 8.
Relevant documents: - BS 5239: 1988 Babies' Dummies; - EN 71 part 3
Safety of Toys - Part 3: Migration of certain elements; - AS 2432-1991
Babies' dummies; - will appear in the Government Gazette when adopted.
9. Proposed date of adoption: Proposed date of entry into force: On the
day when published in the Government Gazette. 10. Final date for
comments: 30 November 1996. (330) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0385 19961126\FO-0002)
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