AS/NZS 4371:1996

1 - AS/NZS 4371:1996 CERAMIC TABLEWARE
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - 1 SCOPE
6 - 2 OBJECTIVE
6 - 3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
6 - 4 DEFINITIONS
6 - 4.1 Consignment
6 - 4.2 Flatware
6 - 4.3 Hollow-ware
6 - 4.4 Type
6 - 5 LIMITS OF RELEASE OF LEAD AND CADMIUM
7 - 6 WATER ABSORPTION
7 - 7 CHIPPING
7 - 8 THERMAL SHOCK
7 - 9 MARKING
8 - APPENDIX A - MEANS FOR DEMONSTRATING COMPLIANCE WITH THIS STANDARD
8 - A1 SCOPE
8 - A2 STATISTICAL SAMPLING
8 - A3 PRODUCT CERTIFICATION
8 - A4 SUPPLIER’S QUALITY SYSTEM
9 - A5 OTHER MEANS OF ASSESSMENT
11 - APPENDIX B - DETERMINATION OF WATER ABSORPTION
11 - B1 SCOPE
11 - B2 PRINCIPLE
11 - B3 APPARATUS
11 - B4 TEST PIECES
11 - B5 PROCEDURE
12 - B6 CALCULATION AND EXPRESSION OF RESULTS
12 - B7 REPORT
13 - APPENDIX C - DETERMINATION OF RESISTANCE TO CHIPPING
13 - C1 SCOPE
13 - C2 PRINCIPLE
13 - C3 APPARATUS
14 - C4 PROCEDURE
14 - C4.1 Plates, and flat-rimmed bowls
14 - C4.2 Cups or mugs and parallel- sided bowls
14 - C5 REPORT

Specifies performance requirements for ceramic tableware which particularly relate to public health, including minimum requirements for the release of lead and cadmium.

This Standard specifies performance and marking requirements for ceramic tableware of commercial/industrial grade and requirements for maximum release of lead and cadmium covering ceramic tableware for general use.

First published as AS/NZS 4371:1996.