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Silicones

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Food contact material : Silicones

Test items

Child use and care articlesDrinking equipment
SbAntimonyAsArsenicBaBariumCdCadmiumCrChromiumPbLeadHgMercurySeSeleniumN-NitrosaminesVolatile compoundcontent

Test method

  • BS EN 14350-2 : 2004, Child use and care articles – Drinking equipment : Part 2 chemical requirements and tests.
  • Liquid chromatography / tandem mass spectrometry based on EN 12868:1999, Child use and care articles – Methods for determining the release of N-Nitrosamines and N-Nitrosatable substances from elastomer or rubber teats and soothers.

Silicones test method

  • BS EN 71-3:2013. Safety of toys – Part 3: Migration of certain elements.
  • BS EN 12868:1999. Child use and care articles. Methods for determining the release of N- nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable substances from elastomer or rubber teats and soothers.

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