In modern society, it is crucial to protect children from toxic substances such as medicines and household chemicals. In order to prevent children from accidentally ingesting or coming into contact with these potentially dangerous items, the EU has formulated strict child-resistant packaging regulations to ensure that products can effectively prevent children from opening under certain conditions, while allowing adults to use them relatively easily.
1. Overview of EU regulations
EU regulations on child-resistant packaging are mainly covered in directives of the European Parliament and the Council to ensure that medicines and household chemicals sold on the market meet the standards for safe packaging. The main regulations are: EN ISO 8317:2015, which requires all medicines, especially those that may be dangerous to children, to use specific safe packaging. The safety packaging should be designed to be complex enough that it is difficult for children under 5 years old to open it by themselves, but adults can open and use the medicine without difficulty. These packages usually include press and turn switches, as well as mechanisms that require pressing two or more positions at the same time to open.
2. Design requirements for child-resistant packaging
EU regulations have clear requirements for the design of safe packaging, mainly including:
Difficulty and recognizability: The safety packaging must be designed to be difficult for children under 5 years old to open, while adults should be able to open it through familiar operations.
Technical specifications: including the use of specific types of closure and opening mechanisms, such as twist-on caps, press-on switches or double-press systems.
Testing and certification: All safety packaging must pass a rigorous testing and certification process to ensure compliance with EU safety standards.
28mm child resistant cap for liquid medicine
3. Implementation and enforcement in the EU market
In the EU market, these regulations are mandatory. Manufacturers must ensure that their products meet the relevant safety packaging requirements before they are sold and mark the products with EU regulations. In addition, regulatory agencies in each member state are responsible for monitoring the compliance of products on the market to ensure the safety of consumers and children in particular.
The EU's child-resistant packaging regulations provide important protection to ensure that children are not exposed to toxic substances during use. These regulations not only require product manufacturers to follow strict safety standards during design and manufacturing, but also ensure that consumers can easily open and use the products during normal use, thereby effectively maintaining public health and safety.
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