The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) published 8 draft new standards and 4 draft revised standards for chemical substances used in plastics, resins, moulding and extrusion materials in April 2022 for comments.
The standards prescribe requirements, methods of sampling and testing for these substances. Details can be accessed below:
Table 1: Draft new standards
Chemicals | Last date for Comments |
11 May 2022 | |
11 May 2022 | |
18 May 2022 | |
polyolefin elastomer (POE) materials for moulding and extrusion | 18 May 2022 |
plastics – ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) moulding and extrusion materials: part 1 | 18 May 2022 |
8 May 2022 | |
plastics – poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) moulding and extrusion materials: part 1 | 18 May 2022 |
8 May 2022 |
Table 2: Draft revised standards
Chemicals | Last date for Comments |
21 May 2022 | |
2018 list of colourants for use in plastics in contact with foodstuffs and pharmaceuticals | 19 June 2022 |
20 May 2022 | |
17 June 2022 |
