IS 10142 : 2025 Polystyrene (Crystal and High Impact) for its Safe Use in Contact with Foodstuffs Pharmaceuticals and Drinking Water - Specification

ICS 67.250; 83.080.01

PCD 12

1 SCOPE

1.1 This standard specifies the requirements and methods of sampling and test for polystyrene (crystal and high impact) materials for the manufacture of plastic items used in contact with foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals and drinking water.

1.2 This standard does not purport to establish the suitability of the packaging media with particular foodstuff, pharmaceutical or drinking water, from other than toxicological considerations.

2 REFERENCES

The standards given below contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision and parties to agreement based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent edition of these standard:

IS No. Title
IS 2267 (Part 1) : 2024/ISO 24022-1 : 2020 Polystyrene (PS) moulding and extrusion materials: Part 1 Designation system and basis for specification (third revision)
IS 4905 : 2015/ISO 24153 : 2009 Random sampling and randomization procedures (first revision)
IS 9833 : 2018 List of colourants for use in plastics in contact with foodstuffs and pharmaceuticals (second revision)
IS 9845 : 1998 Determination of overall migration of constituents of plastics materials and articles intended to come in contact with foodstuffs - Method of analysis (second revision)
IS 10149 : 1982 Positive list of constituents of polystyrene (crystal and high impact) in contact with foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals and drinking water