prEN 14372

Child care articles - Cutlery, feeding utensils and food feeders - Safety requirements and tests

Publication date:   Jul 24, 2025

Scope

This document specifies safety requirements relating to the materials, construction, performance, packaging and labelling of cutlery, feeding utensils and food feeders. All products which are intended to be used by a child aged up to 48 months to eat by itself or with the assistance of another person are included in the scope of this document. This includes products which have a different primary function, but have a secondary function intended to allow a child to use the product to eat by itself or with the assistance of another person.
This document does not apply to pre-prepared food containers, to containers intended for storage only, or to cutlery, feeding utensils and food feeders designed for specialist medical applications or for use under medical supervision (B.1).
This document does not apply to single-use cutlery, feeding utensils and food feeders.
This document includes test methods for the mechanical and chemical requirements specified and requirements relating to the product information.
This document does not apply to drinking equipment (feeding bottles, teats, spouts, and cups) which is covered by EN 14350:2020+A1:2023.