IS 15609 : 2005 Polyethylene Flexible Pouches for The Packing of Natural Mineral Water and Packaged Drinking Water - Specification

ICS 13.060.20;55.100;83.140.01 PCD 21
Reaffirmed 2020

1 Scope

This standard covers the requirements for raw materials, capacity andperformance requirements, methods of tests and sampling for flexiblepouches made from co-extruded polyethylene film for packing naturalmineral water (see IS 13428) and packaged drinking water (see IS 14543) innet quantities of 200, 250, 300 and 500 ml.

2 References

IS 2508 : 1984 Specification for low density polyethylene films

IS 2828 : 2001 Plastics - Vocabulary

IS 3025 Methods of sampling and test (physical and chemical) for water and wastewater:

Part 5 : 1983 Odour

Part 8 : 1984 Taste rating

IS 4905 : 1968 Methods for random sampling

IS 7019 : 1998 Glossary of terms in plastics and flexible packaging, excluding paper

IS 7028 Performance tests for complete,

Part 2 : 2002 Performance tests for complete, filled transport packages: Part 2 Vibration test
at fixed low frequency

IS 9845 : 1998 Determination of overall migration of constituents of plastics materials and articles intended to come in contact with foodstuffs - Method of analysis

IS 10141 : 2001 Positive list of constituents of polyethylene in contact with foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals and drinking water

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

IS 13428 : 1998 Packaged natural mineral water

IS 14500 : 1998 Linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) films

IS 14535 : 1998 Recycled plastics for the manufacturing of products - Designation Packaged drinking water (other than packaged natural mineral water) - Specification

IS 14543 : 2004 Packaged drinking water (other than packaged natural mineral water) - Specification

IS 15495 : 2004 Printing ink for food packaging - Code of practice