Thailand’s Ministry of Industry has mandated the use of TIS 969-2562 (2019) as the new standard for the rubber nipples used on feeding bottles.

According to the standard, rubber nipples for feeding bottles must conform to provisions relating to:

• Migration of eight elements:
o Antimony (Sb): no more than 15 mg/kg
o Arsenic (As): no more than 10 mg/kg
o Barium (Ba): no more than 100 mg/kg
o Cadmium (Cd): no more than 20 mg/kg
o Chromium (Cr): no more than 10 mg/kg
o Lead: no more than 25 mg/kg
o Mercury (Hg): no more than 10 mg/kg
o Selenium (Se): no more than 100 mg/kg
• Release of N-nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable substances
• 2-mercaptobenzothiazole release
• Antioxidant release
• Formaldehyde release
• Volatile compound content

This regulation was published following consultation with manufacturers and users, and with reference to:

• EN 14350-1:2004 Child use and care articles – Drinking equipment – Part 1: General and mechanical requirements and tests
• EN 14350-2:2004 Child use and care articles – Drinking equipment – Part 2: Chemical requirements and test methods
• EN 71-3:2013+A2:2017 Safety of toys – Part 3 Migration of Certain Elements
• EN 71-11:2005 Safety of toys – Part 11: Organic chemical compounds – Method of analysis
• 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

Issued in June 2021, it will become effective on December 13, 2021. Stakeholders are advised to now check their products conform to the latest Thai regulations.

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