Testing of pacifiers for infants and young children according to GB 28482-2012 & EN1400.

Pacifiers for infants and young children are one of the close companions during the growth process of many babies. The function of pacifiers is to relieve the anxiety of infants when they are weaned from breast milk or baby bottles. Safety is also a key concern for consumers.

The testing requirements for pacifiers according to the national standard GB 28482 of China and the European standard EN1400 are as follows:

General safety requirements: Material and structural safety (nipple, shield, ring, handle plug and/or cap, holes, finger pinch sleeve).

Mechanical performance requirements: Impact resistance performance, puncture resistance performance, tear resistance performance, retention force of handle plug and/or cap, biting and tearing durability performance, rotational durability, integrity.

Chemical testing requirements: Migration of specific elements, phthalates, migration amounts of N-nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable substances, 2-mercaptobenzothiazole, migration amounts of antioxidants, content of volatile compounds.