This standard specifies the terms and definitions, safety requirements, test methods, packaging and product information of soothers for babies and young children.
This standard is applicable to products that assemble or function as soothers for babies and young children unless they are being marketed as medical devices.
This standard does not apply to similar products designed for specialist medical applications, e.g. those relating to Pierre-Robin Syndrome or premature babies. These special cases are described in informative Annex A.
This standard is not applicable to feeding teats.
2 Normative References
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application 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 131 Geometrical Product Specifications (GPS) - Indication of Surface Texture in Technical Product Documentation
GB/T 2828.1 Sampling Procedures for Inspection by Attributes - Part1 : Sampling Schemes Indexed by Acceptance Quality Limit (AQL) for Lot-by-lot Inspection
GB/T 2918 Plastics - Standard Atmospheres for Conditioning and Testing
GB/T 3512 Rubber, Vulcanized or Thermoplastic - Accelerated Ageing and Heat Resistance Tests - Air-oven Method
GB/T 6682 Water for Analytical Laboratory Use - Specification and Test Methods
GB/T 22048 Toys and Children's Products - Determination of Phthalate Plasticizers in Polyvinyl Chloride Plastic
3 Terms and Definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.