Detail of GB/T 42806-2023

Introduction of GB/T 42806-2023

Foreword Codeofchina.com is in charge of this English translation. In case of any doubt about the English translation, the Chinese original shall be considered authoritative. This document is developed in accordance with the rules given in GB/T 1.1-2020 Directives for standardization - Part 1: Rules for the structure and drafting of standardizing documents. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. The issuing body of this document shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. This document was proposed by and is under the jurisdiction of the Standardization Working Group on Juvenile Products of Standardization Administration of China (SAC/SWG 18). Juvenile products - General requirements for tableware and feeding utensils 1 Scope This document specifies the safety and performance requirements, test methods, identification, and packaging, transportation and storage of tableware and feeding utensils, components and materials used for juvenile feeding either independently or with the assistance of others. This document is applicable to tableware and feeding utensils designed or intended for feeding juveniles aged 72 months or below themselves or with the assistance of others, including products or product components that are not mainly used for feeding juveniles, but have a secondary function that allows juveniles to feed themselves or be fed with the assistance of others. This document is not applicable to: ——Packaging containers for finished food; ——Tableware and feeding utensils for medical purposes or for use under the supervision of medical staff; ——Infant feeding bottles and teats covered by GB 38995-2020; ——Soothers for babies and young children covered by GB 28482-2012; ——Disposable tableware and feeding utensils not specifically designed for juveniles; ——Packages of products and accompanying maintenance tools. 2 Normative references The following documents contain requirements which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. GB/T 2912.1 Textiles - Determination of formaldehyde - Part 1: Free and hydrolyzed formaldehyde (water extraction method) GB/T 3298 Test method for resistance to thermal shock of domestic ceramic ware GB/T 3299 Test method for water absorption of domestic ceramicware GB/T 4545 Test methods for stress examination of glass containers GB/T 4547 Glass containers - Test methods of the thermal shock resistance and thermal shock endurance GB/T 6579 Laboratory glassware - Thermal shock and thermal shock endurance test methods GB/T 6582 Glass - Hydrolytic resistance of glass grains at 98℃ - Method of test and classification GB 6675.2-2014 Safety of toys - Part 2: Mechanical and physical properties GB/T 6682 Water for analytical laboratory use - Specification and test methods GB/T 9286 Paints and varnishes - Cross-cut test GB 9685 National food safety standard - Standard for use of additives in food contact materials and articles GB/T 10125 Corrosion tests in artificial atmospheres - Salt spray tests GB/T 15067.2-2016 Stainless steel cutlery GB/T 17592 Textiles - Determination of the banned azo colourants GB/T 20290 Electric dishwashers for household use - Methods for measuring the performance GB/T 22048 Determination of certain phthalate esters in toys and children’s products GB/T 23344 Textiles - Determination of 4-aminoazobenzene GB/T 26710 Safety of toys - Graphical symbol for age warning labelling GB 28482-2012 Safety requirements of soothers for babies and young children GB/T 29606-2013 Stainless steel vacuum flask GB/T 34253 Test method for resistance to freezer to microwave/oven usage on domestic ceramic wares GB/T 38420 Determination of bisphenol A migration in polycarbonate and polysulfone materials in toys - High performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry GB 38995-2020 Infant feeding bottles and teats GB/T 40182 Guideline of determining plasticized materials in toys or parts of toys that can be placed in the mouth GB/T 41524 Determination of short chain chlorinated paraffins in toy materials - Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry QB/T 1520 Household and similar electrical dishwasher 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. 3.1 tableware and feeding utensils tools or containers intended for juvenile feeding (or ingesting food) or for their feeding with the assistance of others Note: Example diagrams of tools such as chopsticks, ladles, spoons, knives and forks can be found in Figure A.1 of Annex A; and example diagrams of containers such as bowls, plates, drinking cups, chewing feeders, feeding boxes and snack boxes can be found in Figure A.2. 3.2 chewing feeder feeding utensils made of plastic, silicone rubber or textile materials and used for infants and young children to chew, suck and swallow complementary food, which have a hollow porous biting-sucking mouthpiece for holding puree and other semi-fluid complementary food for infants and young children, and are usually provided with a handle or lifting ring for easy grasping 3.3 drinking accessory components used with a container for juveniles to suck and eat complementary food Examples: Drinking protrusions, and biting-sucking mouthpieces of chewing feeders. 3.4 drinking protrusion liquid drinking accessory mounted on a container Examples: Straws, and drinking spouts (ladles). 3.5 straw hollow tubular drinking protrusion in contact with the mouth for sucking liquids 3.6 drinking spout drinking protrusion, other than straw, mounted on a container for sucking liquids 3.7 tube hollow hose mounted in a container and connected to a straw, gravity ball or tube disc to assist in sucking liquids 3.8 gravity ball a component attached to the end of the tube that acts as a gravity guide Note: The gravity guide is not limited to spherical shape. 3.9 tube disc a component that connects the tube and the drinking accessory to help juveniles suck liquids 3.10 locking ring a ring-like component for securing the drinking accessory on the container 3.11 sealing disc a sealing component used between the container and the locking ring 3.12 handle an auxiliary component mounted on the container for easy holding of the container 3.13 lifting ring an auxiliary component mounted on the container for easy lifting of the container 3.14 suction pad a component used to attach tableware and feeding utensils to other surfaces 3.15 removable component components or assemblies that can be removed directly from tableware and feeding utensils without the use of tools 3.16 accessible performance of a product or components of a product that can be accessed by any part in front of the shaft shoulder of accessible probe as described in GB 6675.2-2014, 5.7 3.17 can be placed in the mouth performance of a product or components of a product that, as determined according to GB/T 40182, can be placed in the mouth of a juvenile to a certain depth and can be sucked and chewed Note: It includes both "designed to be placed in the mouth" (e.g., drinking spout) and "may be placed in the mouth" (e.g., handle and lifting ring). An object that can only be licked by the tongue shall not be classified as "can be placed in the mouth". 4 Requirements 4.1 Overall requirements 4.1.1 The products shall not pose acute or chronic risks to human health. 4.1.2 The products that are designed to be used as a toy or have characteristics similar to toys shall meet the requirements of the relevant national standards for safety of toys. 4.1.3 The products shall be designed and manufactured in such a way as to ensure that they meet the relevant hygiene and cleanliness requirements, so as to avoid any risk of infection, disease and contamination. They shall meet the requirements of this document even after they have been washed in accordance with their characteristics and the manufacturer's washing instructions. 4.1.4 The raw materials of the products shall meet the requirements of this document and the relevant laws and regulations of the nation. 4.1.5 The food contact materials and articles shall meet the requirements of the relevant national food safety standards, and the use of additives in them shall meet the requirements of GB 9685. 4.2 General requirements 4.2.1 General The tableware and feeding utensils shall meet the requirements of 4.2.3~4.2.11 before and after the tests stated in 5.3. 4.2.2 Appearance All components of tableware and feeding utensils shall be tested according to 5.2.1 to ensure that they are clean and free of foreign matter, and their surfaces are smooth and free from burrs, with no gap or deformation that affects the use. 4.2.3 Sharp points The accessible points on tableware and feeding utensils shall be tested according to 5.2.2 to ensure that they are not hazardous sharp points. 4.2.4 Sharp edges The accessible edges on tableware and feeding utensils shall be tested according to 5.2.3 to ensure that they are not hazardous sharp edges.

Contents of GB/T 42806-2023

Foreword I 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions 4 Requirements 5 Test method 6 Identification 7 Packaging, transportation and storage Annex A (Informative) Example diagrams of common products for tableware and feeding utensils Annex B (Informative) Main representative products, reference performance and related standards of tableware and feeding utensils made of different materials Annex C (Normative) List of N-nitrosamines Annex D (Normative) List of banned carcinogenic aromatic amines Bibliography