[Background]

Rubber products for infants and toddlers (fruit feeders, rubber straws, etc.) that have similar forms and usage methods to rubber nipples are being developed and used in diverse ways.

In the specifications for rubber materials, separate standards for total volatile content, nitrosamines, and nitrosamine-generating substances are set only for "rubber nipples" compared to "general rubber products," resulting in looser standards being applied to these similar products compared to rubber nipples.

[Main Points]

The amendment aims to classify "rubber products for infants and toddlers," which have similar forms and usage methods to rubber nipples, separately from "general rubber products" to manage them more strictly.