on 16 may 2013, egypt submitted wto a notification g/tbt/n/egy/36 on a new draft child use and care articles-drinking equipment. this draft include two parts, general and mechanical requirements and tests, and chemical requirements and tests.
the draft standard for child use and care articles-drinking equipment part:1 is concerned with the general and mechanical requirements and tests of the materials used in the manufacture of the following:
a. feeding nipples and reusable drinking supplies;
b. feeding bottles and reusable drinking cups;
c. feeding bottles, nipples, nutrition feeding bags and drinking supplies for one-time use and does not contain fluids at the time of purchase.
the draft standard for child use and care articles-drinking equipment part: 2 is concerned with chemical requirements and tests and specifies liberation limits for specific chemicals of the materials used in the manufacture of drinking tools for the following:
a. feeding nipples and reusable drinking supplies;
b. feeding bottles and reusable drinking cups;
c. feeding bottles, nipples, nutrition feeding bags and drinking supplies for one-time use and does not contain fluids at the time of purchase.
this draft mainly refers to en 14350 a counterpart standard in eu. final date for comments is 60 dates as of circulation from the date of the notification.
