Reaffirmed 2018

1. SCOPE

This standard covers the requirements for raw materials, dimensional and performance requirements and methods of tests for plastic containers except flexible pouches, for packaging of natural mineral water (see IS 13428) and packaged drinking water (see IS 14543).

2. REFERENCES

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

2798: 1998 Methods of test for plastics containers (first revision)

4905: 1968 Methods for random sampling

7019: 1998 Glossary of terms in plastics and flexible packaging excluding paper (second revision)

8747: 1977 Methods of test for environmental stress-crack resistance of blowmoulded polyethylene containers

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)

10142: 1999 Polystyrene (crystal and high impact) for its safe use in contact with foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals and drinking water-- Specification (first revision)

10146: 1982 Specification for polyethylene for its safe use in contact with foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals and drinking water

10151 : 1982 Specification for polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and its copolymers for its safe use in contact with foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals and drinking water

10910: 1984 Polypropylene and its copolymers for its safe use in contact with foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals and drinking water

12252: 1987 Polyalkylene terephthalates (PET and PBT) for their safe use in contact with foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals and drinking water

13428: 1998 Packaged natural mineral waterSpecification (first revision)

14534: 1998 Guidelines for recycling of plastics

14543: 1998 Packaged drinking water (other than packaged natural mineral water)-Specification

14971 : 2001 Polyca,bonate resins for its safe use in contact with foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals and drinking water - Specification