This Malaysian Standard deals with the safety of electric commercial dispensing appliances and vending machines for preparation or delivery of food, drinks and consumer products, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for single-phase appliances and 480 V for other appliances.
Examples of appliances that are within the scope of this standard are
- bulk tea or coffee brewing machines,
- cigarette vending machines, coffee grinders,
- commercial liquid heaters,
- coffee makers with or without integrated coffee grinder,
- coffee makers with cooling systems,
- hot and cold beverage vending machines,
- hot water dispensers,
- ice cream and whipped cream dispensers,
- ice dispensers,
- newspaper, audio or video tape or disc vending machines,
- packaged food and drink vending machines and
- refrigerated merchandisers.
Appliances can have more than one function.
Other standards may be applicable for some functions such as
- refrigeration (IEC 60335-2-24) and
- heating