In June 2021, the Ministry of Industry of Thailand published two Ministerial Regulations in the Royal Gazette. These regulations mandate two specific products, feeding bottle nipples and pacifiers, to conform with their corresponding Thai Industrial Standards TIS 969-2562 (2019) and TIS 1025-2562 (2019) respectively as described below:
Regulation Regarding Designation of |
Standard |
References |
Rubber Nipples for Feeding Bottles |
TIS 969-2562 (2019) |
|
Pacifiers |
TIS 1025-2562 (2019) |
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Chemical Limits for Feeding Bottle Nipples - TIS 969-2562 (2019):
Item |
Element |
Limit (mg/kg) |
1 |
Antimony (Sb) |
15 |
2 |
Arsenic (As) |
10 |
3 |
Barium (Ba) |
100 |
4 |
Cadmium (Cd) |
20 |
5 |
Chromium (Cr) |
10 |
6 |
Lead (Pb) |
25 |
7 |
Mercury (Hg) |
10 |
8 |
Selenium (Se) |
100 |
Chemical Limits for Pacifiers - TIS 1025-2562 (2019):
Item |
Element |
Limit (mg/kg) |
1 |
Antimony (Sb) |
60 |
2 |
Arsenic (As) |
2.5 |
3 |
Barium (Ba) |
200 |
4 |
Cadmium (Cd) |
1.8 |
5 |
Chromium (Cr) |
50 |
6 |
Lead (Pb) |
2.5 |
7 |
Mercury (Hg) |
10 |
8 |
Selenium (Se) |
50 |
9 |
Aluminum (Al) |
1,430 |
10 |
Boron (B) |
1,600 |
11 |
Cobalt (Co) |
14 |
12 |
Copper (Cu) |
830 |
13 |
Manganese (Mn) |
300 |
14 |
Nickel (Ni) |
100 |
15 |
Strontium (Sr) |
6,000 |
16 |
Tin (Sn) |
20,000 |
17 |
Zinc (Zn) |
5,000 |
Effective Date:
These regulations will be effective 180 days after the announcement in the Royal Gazette. Therefore, both TIS 969-2562 (2019) for Rubber Nipples for Feeding Bottles and TIS 1025-2562 (2019) for Pacifiers will become effective on 2021-12-13.
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