Sri Lanka DSLS 187 draft - skin powder for children heavy-metal limits

Scope

The draft Sri Lanka Standard specifies skin powder for children and introduces talc-base and starch-base product types. It is a public-comment draft rather than a final adopted standard.

Exact limit and units

How tested

The draft references SLS ISO 21392 for lead, arsenic, and cadmium, and SLS ISO 23674 for mercury. It also permits SLS ISO/TR 17276 as a second method in the relevant appendices.

Enforcement posture

Because the source is a public-comment draft, the rows are recorded as draft guidance and not as implemented maximum levels.

History of changes

The draft says the standard was first published in 1973, revised in 1982 and 2013, and that the third revision incorporates amendments and introduces starch-base powder alongside talc-base powder.

How it compares

The draft uses a 10 mg/kg lead limit, a lower 1.5 mg/kg arsenic limit, a 3 mg/kg cadmium limit, and a 1 mg/kg mercury limit for children’s skin powder.

Sources

• Draft Sri Lanka Standard: Specification for Skin Powder for Children (Third Revision), DSLS 187

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