cen has published en 1400:2013 a2:2018 for soothers for babies and young children in september 2018.conflicting national standards are to be withdrawn by march 2019 at the very latest. en 1400:2013 a2:2018 contains a number of important changes, includingthe following:
amending the overview of the requirements as listed in table 4. the category"thermoplastics"is divided into two new categories: "all thermoplastics" and "polycarbonate and polysulphone".
expanding the list of soluble elements from 17 to 19 in table 5 and amending some of these migration limits.these changes include dividing the migration of chromium into two types of chromium: chromium (iii) and chromium (vi), a completely new entry for organictin, and new limits for arsenic, barium and nickel. it is interesting to notethat the migration limit for nickel has been strengthened approximately 4-fold, but limits for arsenic and barium have become less stringent.
strengthening the migration limit for bisphenol a (bpa) in table 10, from 0.125 mg/l to 0.01mg/l. but this limit is not applicable to austrian and french due to national legislation.
amending the french translation in table a1 of annex a for warnings in a set form and order,as follow:
▌en 1400:2013 a1:2014
▌en 1400:2013 a2:2018
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