EN ISO 8442-2:1997

Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs - Cutlery and table holloware - Part 2: Requirements for gold-plated cutlery (ISO 8442-2:1997)

This part of this European Standard specifies material, performance requirements and test methods for table cutlery (knives, forks, spoons, carving sets, ladles, children's cutlery and other serving pieces). This European Standard is applicable to stainless steel cutlery and to silver-plated nickel silver, or silver-plated stainless steel, cutlery. It does not cover cutlery made wholly of precious metals, aluminium, non-stainless steel or that made entirely of nickel silver etc.

Werkstoffe und Gegenstände in Kontakt mit Lebensmitteln - Schneidwaren und Tafelgeräte - Teil 2: Anforderungen für versilberte und nichtrostende Essbestecke (ISO 8442-2:1997)

Diese Norm legt die Werkstoff- und Gebrauchsanforderungen sowie Prüfverfahren für Essbestecke (Messer, Gabeln, Löffel, Serviersets, Schöpflöffel, Kinderbestecke und andere Servierbestecke) fest.
Die Norm ist für Bestecke aus nichtrostendem Stahl und versilbertem Neusilber (Kupfer-Nickel-Zink-Legierung) oder versilbertem nichtrostendem Stahl anwendbar. Sie gilt nicht für Bestecke ganz aus Edelmetall, Aluminium, unlegiertem Stahl oder für Bestecke, die vollständig aus Neusilber bestehen oder vergoldet oder verchromt sind.
Für versilberte Essbestecke sind drei Mindestschichtdicken von Silber festgelegt.

Matériaux et objets en contact avec les denrées alimentaires - Coutellerie et orfèvrerie de table - Partie 2: Exigences relatives à la coutellerie et aux couverts dorés (ISO 8442-2:1997)

La présente norme prescrit les exigences afférentes aux matériaux constitutifs et aux performances des couverts de table (couteaux, fourchettes, cuillers, ustensiles à découper, louches, couverts pour enfants et autres articles utilisés pour le service), ainsi que des méthodes d'essai. La présente norme s'applique aux couverts en acier inoxydable, et aux couverts en maillechort ou en acier inoxydable revêtus d'argent. Elle ne concerne ni les couverts entièrement fabriqués en métaux précieux, aluminium, acier ordinaire, ni ceux entièrement fabriqués en maillechort. Elle ne traite pas non plus des couverts dorés ou chromés. Pour les couverts en métal argenté, trois épaisseurs minimales d'argent sont spécifiées.

Materiali in predmeti v stiku z živili - Pribor in namizna posoda - 2. del: Zahteve za pribor iz nerjavnega jekla in posrebren pribor (ISO 8442-2:1997)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 14-Dec-1997
• ICS: 67.250 - Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs
• ICS: 97.040.60 - Cookware, cutlery and flatware
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 194 - Utensils in contact with food
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 194/WG 4 - Cutlery and related items
• Current Stage: 9093 - Decision to confirm - Review Enquiry
• Start Date: 17-Jul-2007
• Completion Date: 17-Jul-2007
• Ref Project: SIST EN ISO 8442-2:1998 - Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs - Cutlery and table holloware - Part 2: Requirements for gold-plated cutlery (ISO 8442-2;1997)

Relations

• Corrected By: EN ISO 8442-2:1997/AC:1999 - Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs - Cutlery and table holloware - Part 2: Requirements for stainless steel and silver-plated cutlery (ISO 8442-2:1997)
• Effective Date: 22-Dec-2008
• Corrected By: EN ISO 8442-2:1997/AC:2006 - Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs - Cutlery and table holloware - Part 2: Requirements for stainless steel and silver-plated cutlery (ISO 8442-2:1997)
• Effective Date: 22-Dec-2008

Overview

EN ISO 8442-2:1997 is a European adoption of ISO 8442-2 that sets out material, performance requirements and test methods for table cutlery and related table holloware in contact with food. Part 2 focuses on plated and stainless steel cutlery - referenced as requirements for gold‑plated (and plated) cutlery - and defines which types of cutlery are covered and excluded. This standard is part of the family of standards addressing food contact materials and cutlery safety.

Key Topics and Requirements

The standard addresses practical, safety‑related aspects of cutlery in contact with food, including:

• Scope of application: covers knives, forks, spoons, carving sets, ladles, children’s cutlery and other serving pieces.
• Material requirements: requirements for base materials such as stainless steel and for plated items (e.g., gold‑plated, silver‑plated on nickel silver or stainless steel).
• Performance requirements: expectations for durability, plating integrity and suitability for repeated use with food.
• Test methods: specified physical and chemical test methods to verify compliance with material and performance criteria.
• Exclusions: does not apply to cutlery made wholly of precious metals, aluminium, non‑stainless steel, or items made entirely of nickel silver.

These topics form the technical backbone used to assess whether cutlery is safe and fit for food contact in commercial and domestic contexts.

Applications and Who Uses It

EN ISO 8442-2:1997 is practical for stakeholders across the food and hospitality supply chain:

• Cutlery manufacturers - to design, specify and test plated and stainless steel products for market compliance.
• Quality and compliance laboratories - to perform the standard’s test methods and report conformity.
• Procurement and retail - to specify compliant cutlery for catering, hotels, restaurants and consumer products.
• Regulators and conformity assessors - to reference an accepted European/ISO benchmark for food contact cutlery.
• Importers and distributors - to verify that sourced cutlery meets EU/ISO expectations for material and performance.

Using this standard helps reduce corrosion, plating failure and other food‑safety risks associated with tableware.

Related Standards

• Other parts of the ISO 8442 series (general cutlery and table holloware standards) and corresponding EN/ISO food contact material standards are commonly referenced alongside EN ISO 8442-2:1997 for a complete compliance program.

Keywords: EN ISO 8442-2:1997, cutlery standard, gold‑plated cutlery, stainless steel cutlery, silver‑plated cutlery, food contact materials, test methods, performance requirements.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-oktober-1998
Materiali in predmeti v stiku z živili - Pribor in namizna posoda - 2. del: Zahteve za
pribor iz nerjavnega jekla in posrebren pribor (ISO 8442-2:1997)
Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs - Cutlery and table holloware - Part 2:
Requirements for gold-plated cutlery (ISO 8442-2;1997)
Werkstoffe und Gegenstände in Kontakt mit Lebensmitteln - Schneidwaren und
Tafelgeräte - Teil 2: Anforderungen für vergoldete Bestecke (ISO 8442-2:1997)
Matériaux et objets en contact avec les denrées alimentaires - Coutellerie et orfevrerie
de table - Partie 2: Exigences relatives a la coutellerie et aux couverts dorés (ISO 8442-
2:1997)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 8442-2:1997
ICS:
67.250 Materiali in predmeti v stiku z Materials and articles in
živili contact with foodstuffs
97.040.60 Kuhinjska posoda, jedilni Cookware, cutlery and
servisi in jedilni pribor flatware
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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