prEN 12875-4

• Abstract:

  This European Standard specifies a rapid method for testing the dishwashing resistance of ceramic articles intended for domestic use. It does not define the number of dishwashing cycles that any given product should withstand.

• Status: Not Published
• Publication Date: 07-Aug-2028
• ICS: 67.250 - Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs
• ICS: 97.040.40 - Dishwashers
• ICS: 97.040.60 - Cookware, cutlery and flatware
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 194 - Utensils in contact with food
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 194/WG 9 - Technological suitability testing methods
• Current Stage: 4010 - Start of draft translation - Enquiry
• Start Date: 19-Oct-2026
• Completion Date: 24-Sep-2026
• Ref Project: oSIST prEN 12875-4:2026 - Mechanical dishwashing resistance of utensils - Part 4: Rapid test for domestic ceramic articles

• Revises: EN 12875-4:2006 - Mechanical dishwashing resistance of utensils - Part 4: Rapid test for domestic ceramic articles
• Effective Date: 08-Apr-2024

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2026
Mehanska odpornost posod proti pomivanju v pomivalnem stroju - 4. del: Hitri
preskus za keramične izdelke za gospodinjstvo
Mechanical dishwashing resistance of utensils - Part 4: Rapid test for domestic ceramic
articles
Spülmaschinenbeständigkeit von Gegenständen - Teil 4: Schnellverfahren für
keramische Haushaltsgegenstände
Résistance mécanique au lave-vaisselle des ustensiles - Partie 4 : Essai accéléré pour
les articles en céramique à usage domestique
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 12875-4
ICS:
97.040.40 Pomivalni stroji Dishwashers
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.

DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
December 2026
ICS 67.250; 97.040.40; 97.040.60 Will supersede EN 12875-4:2006
English Version
Mechanical dishwashing resistance of utensils - Part 4:
Rapid test for domestic ceramic articles
Résistance mécanique au lave-vaisselle des ustensiles - Spülmaschinenbeständigkeit von Gegenständen - Teil
Partie 4 : Essai accéléré pour les articles en céramique 4: Schnellverfahren für keramische
à usage domestique Haushaltsgegenstände
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 194.
If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

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Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Principle . 5
5 Reagents . 5
5.1 Specified detergent . 5
5.2 Detergent solution . 5
6 Apparatus . 5
7 Test specimens . 6
8 Procedure . 6
8.1 Preparation of test specimens . 6
8.2 Immersion of test specimens . 6
9 Test report . 7
10 Evaluation of test results . 7
Bibliography . 8
European foreword
This document (prEN 12875-4:2026) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 194 “Utensils
in contact with food”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 12875-4:2006 [1].
This document includes the following significant technical changes with respect to EN 12875-4:2006
[1]:
— the specified detergent has been adapted to the state of the art;
— the references to the inspection and evaluation according to prEN 12875-2 [2] have been adjusted.
Further parts of the EN 12875 series, under the general title Mechanical dishwashing resistance of
utensils, that have already been published or are in preparation, are as follows:
— Part 1: Reference test method for domestic articles
— Part 2: Inspection and evaluation
— Part 5: Rapid test for ceramic catering articles
Introduction
This document specifies an accelerated test for the determination of the dishwashing resistance of
domestic articles made of ceramics.
No satisfactory statistical correlation has been found between results obtained by the accelerated test
(EN 12875-4 [3]) and by the reference test method (EN 12875-1 [4]). Nevertheless, the accelerated test
is a useful method for predicting the dishwashing resistance of ceramic tableware products for domestic
use.
In case of dispute the test method given in EN 12875-1 [4] is the reference method.
It is intended that the inspection procedure given in prEN 12875-2 [2] be used to examine domestic
ceramic articles which have been s
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