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SQ-3039 - Child Use and Care Articles - Soothers for Babies and Young Children

EPTIS factsheet 1600086 | Last revision 2026-10-15 | URL: https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts1600086 https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts1600086

PT provider
PT provider PT SOUTH QUALITY SAS PT SOUTH QUALITY SAS
Based in Argentina
Language(s) English
Remarks PT SOUTH QUALITY SAS (Buenos Aires, Argentina) operates this interlaboratory comparison scheme in accordance with ISO/IEC 17043. Statistical evaluation of results follows ISO 13528. The scheme is intended for laboratories that evaluate the safety of soothers for babies and young children according to EN 1400, including laboratories working under ISO/IEC 17025. Since its first operation in 2007 the scheme has been organised every year, without interruption. In that time more than 30 laboratories from 21 countries have taken part, making each ILC exercise part of a long-standing series of comparable international results.
Keywords
Product groups Consumer products
Testing fields Safety evaluation
Technical details
Test item Tested property Testing method
Soothers Construction and design requirements (dimensions, ventilation holes, shield, ring/handle) EN 1400
Mechanical requirements (tensile strength of teat, shield and ring/handle) EN 1400
Bite resistance and tear resistance of teat EN 1400
Impact resistance EN 1400
Resistance to repeated heating / thermal preconditioning EN 1400
Small parts and protrusions EN 1400
Chemical requirements - Migration of elements EN 1400
Chemical requirements - N-nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable substances EN 1400
Chemical requirements - Volatile compounds, antioxidants, 2-mercaptobenzothiazole and bisphenol A EN 1400
Packaging, marking and product information EN 1400
Aims of the PT scheme
Target group of participants
Linked to specific legislation / standards EN 1400:2013+A2:2018
Additional, subsidiary aims validation of testing methods
Number of participants Bilateral ILC: Participant laboratory compared to Reference laboratory or Reference material
Accredited or otherwise reviewed by a 3rd party
Operation is commissioned / requested by
Fees and frequency
Participation fee Consult us
Regularly operated Yes (At request)
Year of first operation 2007
Contact details of the PT provider
Provider Contact person
PT SOUTH QUALITY SAS
Pareja 3981 - Villa Devoto
Buenos Aires
Argentina

Phone: +54 9 11 2614 6800
Fax:
Web: https://www.ptsouthquality.com/ https://www.ptsouthquality.com/
Ms. Esther Casas
Phone: +54 9 11 2614 6800
Fax:
Email: ecasas@ptsouthquality.com ecasas@ptsouthquality.com
If you find any mistakes please contact the responsible EPTIS coordinator in Argentina, Ms Eliana Ditta. Ms Eliana Ditta.
Any questions or problems? Please contact us at eptis@bam.de.
Application version: 1.23-SNAPSHOT.20230502124635-7925ae379a631fc1ececff45d2921c8db38877d5