Currently, the maximum migration levels of cadmium and lead are specified as common specifications to glass, ceramic, and enameled equipments and containers in the section “D Specifications by materials of the equipments and containers or their source materials” in the section 3 “Equipments and containers/packages” of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Announcement No.370 (1959). By the planed revision, the migration specifications will be set on the material by material basis, considering ISO specifications (ISO4531, ISO6486 and ISO7086). In addition, specifications are going to be set capacity by capacity of the equipments and containers for each material category (e.g., three categories for glass equipments and containers: 1) less than 600 ml, 2) 600 ml and over and less than 3 L, and 3) 3 L and over), and the specifications for heat-cooking equipments will be newly introduced for each material category.
The current and draft new specifications are given in the next page. The draft
revised testing methods and specifications are given in the Appendix.