BS EN 1183 :1997 This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the Consumer Products and Services Sector Board, was published under the authority of the Standards Board and comes into effect on ommittees responsible for this ritish Standard The preparation of this British Standard was entrusted to Technical Committee CW/29, Tableware, upon which the following bodies were represented: Association of Consulting Saentists Association of Metropolitan Authorities Association of Public Analysts British Ceramic Confederation British Ceramic Gift and Tableware Manufacturers' Association British Ceramic Research Ltd. British Glass Manufacturers' Confederation British Hardware and Housewares Manufacturers' Association British Importers' Association British Retail Consortium CESA - The Association of Catering Equipment Manufacturers and Importers Co-operative Union Consumer Policy Committee of BSI Department of Trade and Industry, Consumer Safety Unit Stoneware Potteries Assoaation Vitreous Enamellers' Association C B BS EN 1183 :1997 National foreword This British Standard has been prepared by Technical Committee CW/29 and is the Engish language version of EN 1183 : 1997 Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs - Test methods for th,ermal shock and thermal shock endurance, published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Compliance with a British Standard does not ofitself confer immunity from legal obligations. EN 1183 March 1997 ICS 67.250 Descriptors: Kitchen utensils, materials, food-container contact, thermal shock tests, thermal shock resistance English version lVIaterials and articles in contact with foodstLdfs - Test methods for thermal shock and thermal shock end uance Materiaux et ob...