CEN/TC 437/WG 5 - Extractables and leachables
Extractables and leachables
General Information
This document specifies the testing approach to establish levels of extractable and leachable substances in vaping products, e-liquid cartridges, and e-liquid refill containers.
This document also specifies a risk assessment approach to enable manufacturers to understand the risk associated with the levels of extractable and leachable substances.
Establishing the shelf life of products is not within the scope of this document however assessing leachables to understand whether their levels are within acceptable limits over the anticipated shelf life of the product, as defined by toxicological risk assessment, is within the scope of this document.
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Frequently Asked Questions
CEN/TC 437/WG 5 is a Working Group within the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). It is named "Extractables and leachables". This committee has published 1 standards.
CEN/TC 437/WG 5 develops CEN standards in the area of Information technology. Currently, there are 1 published standards from this working group.
The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) is a public standards organization that brings together the national standardization bodies of 34 European countries. CEN provides a platform for developing European Standards (ENs) and other technical documents in relation to various products, materials, services, and processes, supporting the European Single Market.
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