Children's Cutlery and Feeding Utensils
Children’s Cutlery, Feeding Utensils and Drinking Equipment
Our laboratories regularly receives cutlery, feeding utensils and drinking equipment for use by children for safety testing. It is possible that unsafe products may cause injury or even death. The relevant regulations are BS EN 14350 for drinking equipment and BS EN 14372 for cutlery and feeding utensils.
Regulations
The General Product Safety Regulations 2005 control the safety of this type of product. These Regulations provide a legal framework to ensure that a producer or distributor supplies a safe product.
Relevant Standards
The British Standard BS EN 14372, Child Use And Care Articles – Cutlery And Feeding Utensils – Safety specifies requirements and tests that are applicable to cutlery such as spoons, forks, knives, food pushers, bowls and plates. It specifies safety requirements relating to the materials, construction, performance, packaging and labelling of cutlery and feeding utensils which are intended for use by children of up to 36 months of age.
The British Standard BS EN 14350, Child Use And Care Articles – Drinking Equipment specifies requirements for feeding teats, drinking accessories, feeding bottles and drinking cups. It includes methods for physical and chemical testing.
Available Tests
Listed below is a selection of tests that can be carried out by Leicestershire and Staffordshire Scientific Services:
- Sharp points
- Sharp edges
- Small parts Holes (Finger traps)
- Tensile strength
- Torque test
- Tear resistance
- Migration of certain elements (antimony, arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury and selenium)
- Volatile compounds content
- Phthalate and Bisphenol A (BPA) content
- Thermal shock
Our Credentials
Staffordshire Scientific Services is an efficient and reliable scientific service offering testing and analysis, advice and support to customers in the public and private sector.
We have two Public Analysts, twenty well-qualified, experienced staff, based in our Stafford laboratory which is accredited to UKAS Quality Standard ISO/IEC 17025 and is an Official UK Food Enforcement Laboratory.
View UKAS accreditation schedule for Staffordshire.
Getting In Touch
Staffordshire Scientific Services
14 Martin Street
Stafford ST16 2LG
T: 01785 277 825 F: 01785 277 812Email: county.analysts@staffordshire.gov.uk
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