BS EN 12980:2000rllus British Standard, havingbeen prepared under theduection of the ConsumerProducts and Services SectorCommittee, was published underthe authority of the StandardsCommittee and comes into effecton 15 June 2000 BSI 06-2000ISBN 0 580 34612 9National forewordThis British Standard is the official English language version of EN 12980:2000.The UK part,icipation m its preparation was entrusted to Teclmical CommitteeCW/29, Tableware, which has the responsibihty to:- aid enquirers to understand the text;- present to the responsible European committee any enquiries on theinterpretation, or proposals for change, and keep tXe UK interests informed;- monitor related international and European developments and promulgatethem m the UK.A list of organizations represented on this conunittee can be obtamed on request toits secretar3t.Cross-referencesThe British Standards which implement intemational or European publicationsreferred to in this document may be formd m the BSI Standards Catalogue tmder thesection entitled htemational Standards Correspondence hidex, or by usmg theFind份 cility of the BSI Standards Electronic Catalogue.A British Standard does not purport, to mclude all the necessary provisions of acontract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their coyrrect application.Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunityfrom legal obligations.Summary of pagesThis document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page,pages 2 t0 10, an mside back cover and a back cover.The BSI copyright notice displayed in this docnent mdicates when the docrunentwas last issued.Amendments issued since publicationAmd. No. Date U ommel1tS EUROPEAN STANDARDEUROPAISCHE NORMEN12980March 2000ICS 67.250English versionMaterials and articles in contact with foodstuffs - Non-metallicarticles for catering and industrial use - Method of test for thedetermination of impact resistanceMateriaux et articles en contact avec les denreesalimentaires - Objets non metalliques a usage industriepour la cuisine et le transport de nourriture - Methodedessai permettant de determiner la resistance au chocThis European Standard was approved by CEN on 18 February 1999Werkstoffe und Gegenstande in Kontakt min Lebensmitteln- Nichtmetallische Gegenstande fur gastronomische undgewerbliche Zwecke - Verfahren zur Bestimmung desSchlagwidersta ndesGEN membars are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this EuropeanStandard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical ref8rences concerning such nationastandards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to a ny CEN mem ber.This European Standa rd exists in th ree official versions (English, French, Germa n). A version in any other lang uage made by translationunder the responsibility of a CEN mem ber into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the officiaversions.CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, GreeceIceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATIONCOMITE EUROPEEN DE NORMALISATIONEUROPAISCHES KOMITEE FUR NORMUNGCentral Secretariat: rue de Stassart, 36 B-1050 Brussels 2000 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reservedworldwide for CEN national Members.Ref. No. EN 12980:2000 ELUPage 2EN 12980:2000ContentsForeword1 Scope2 Normative references3 Principle4 Sampling5 Apparatus6 Procedure7 Test reportTable l - Relationship between angular displacement cr and height of fall hTable 2 - Relationship between angular displacement cr and impact velocity vfor different lengths ofpendulum tTable 3 - Relationship between height of fall h, mass ofhammer m and impactenergy EForewordPage2233445689This European Standard has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 194, Utensilsin contact with food, the Secretariat ofwhich is held by BSI.This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publicationof an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by September 2000, and conflictingnational standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by September 2000.According to.the CEN/CENELEC Intemal Regulations, the national standards organizationsofthe folleowing countries are bound to imple:ent this European Standard: Austr7a: Belgium,Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UnitedK