GB/T 41168-2021Plastics and aluminum foil laminated retort film and pouch for food packaging (English PDF)
食品包装用塑料与铝箔蒸煮复合膜、袋
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Issued by
SAMR; SAC
Level / Type
National · Recommended
Issue date
December 31, 2021
Implementation date
July 1, 2022
Scope
GB/T 41168-2021 is the English-translated version of 食品包装用塑料与铝箔蒸煮复合膜、袋.
GB/T 41168-2021 covers laminated films and pouches for food packaging that are made from plastics and aluminium foil and are able to withstand retort cooking.
It sets out the classification of the products, their requirements and the test methods, including appearance, printing quality, joints, dimensional deviation, peel force and heat seal strength after cooking, tensile force, right-angle tear, pendulum impact, water vapour and oxygen transmission, and the pressure resistance, drop performance and heat resistance of pouches.
It also gives the inspection rules, with factory and type inspection, sampling plans and how a batch is judged, and the rules for marking, packaging, transport and storage.
It is meant for makers and buyers of retort packaging for food. It was issued on 31 December 2021 and has applied since 1 July 2022.
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Document preview — GB/T 41168-2021
National Standard of the People's Republic of China
- ICS
- 83.140.10
- Classification
- G 32
Issued by: State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of the PRC
Contents
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms and Definitions
- 6 Test methods
- 7 Inspection Rules
- 8 Marking, packaging, transportation and storage
1 Scope
This document specifies the classification, requirements, test methods, inspection rules and markings, packaging and packaging of plastic and aluminum foil retort composite films and bags for food packaging. packaging, transportation and storage.
This document is applicable to retort-resistant composite films and bags made of plastic and aluminum foil as base materials for food packaging.
2 Normative references
The contents of the following documents constitute essential provisions of this document through normative references in the text. Among them, dated citations documents, only the version corresponding to that date applies to this document; for undated references, the latest edition (including all amendments) applies to this document.
GB/T 191 Graphical signs of packaging, storage and transportation
GB/T 1037 Test method for water vapor permeability of plastic films and sheets Cup method
GB/T 1038 Test method for gas permeability of plastic films and sheets - Differential pressure method
GB/T 1040.3-2006 Determination of Tensile Properties of Plastics Part 3: Test Conditions for Films and Sheets
GB/T 2828.1-2012 Counting Sampling Inspection Procedures Part 1: Lot-by-Lot Inspection Sampling Retrieved by Acceptance Quality Limit (AQL) plan
GB/T 2918 Standard Environment for Conditioning and Testing of Plastic Specimens
GB/T 6672 Plastic Film and Sheet Thickness Determination Mechanical Measurement Method
GB/T 6673 Determination of length and width of plastic films and sheets
GB/T 7707 Gravure Decorative Prints
GB/T 8808 Soft composite plastic material peeling test method
GB/T 8809-2015 Test method for plastic film resistance to pendulum impact
GB/T 10006 Determination of the coefficient of friction of plastic films and sheets
GB 12904 Commodity barcode retail commodity coding and barcode representation
GB/T 14257 Commodity barcode barcode symbol placement guide
GB/T 14258 Information Technology Automatic Identification and Data Acquisition Technology Barcode Symbol Printing Quality Inspection
GB/T 17497.2 Flexographic decorative prints - Part 2: Plastics and metal foils
GB/T 18348 Inspection of printing quality of bar code symbols for commodities
GB/T 19789 Packaging Materials Plastic Film and Sheet Oxygen Permeability Test Coulomb Meter Test Method
GB/T 21049 Hanxin code
GB/T 21302-2007 General rules for composite films and bags for packaging
GB/T 26253 Determination of Water Vapor Transmission Rate of Plastic Films and Sheets by Infrared Detector Method
QB/T 1130-1991 Test method for right-angle tearing properties of plastics
QB/T 2358-1998 Test method for heat sealing strength of plastic film packaging bags
3 Terms and Definitions
There are no terms and definitions that need to be defined in this document.
5.5.6 Drop performance of bags
The drop performance of the bag shall comply with the provisions of Table 12.
5.5.7 Heat resistance
After the heat resistance test, there should be no abnormal phenomena such as obvious discoloration, obvious deformation, peeling between layers and peeling of heat-sealed parts.
5.5.8 Puncture strength, friction coefficient
The puncture strength and friction coefficient are negotiated by both parties.
6 Test methods
6.1 Standard environment for sample conditioning and testing
According to GB/T 2918, the temperature is 23°C±2°C, the relative humidity is 50%±10%, and the state adjustment time is not less than 4h. under test.
6.2 Sampling
The samples should be intact and the number of samples should be sufficient to complete the test items. When sampling the roll film, remove the surface three layers, and then follow the width of the roll film. Sample the cut.
6.3 Appearance quality
Visually inspect under natural light and measure with a measuring tool with an accuracy of not less than 0.5mm.
6.4 Printing Quality
6.4.1 Gravure printing
According to the provisions of GB/T 7707.
6.4.2 Flexographic printing
Carry out according to the provisions of GB/T 17497.2.
6.4.3 Commodity barcode printing
Commodity barcodes are carried out in accordance with the provisions of GB/T 18348 and GB/T 14258.
6.4.4 Hanxin code printing
The Hanxin code is carried out in accordance with the provisions of GB/T 21049.
6.5 Connectors
Visual inspection under natural light.
6.6 Dimensional deviation
6.6.1 The roll film length, roll film width, roll film repeat length, bag length and width deviation shall be carried out according to the provisions of GB/T 6673.
6.6.2 Thickness deviation shall be carried out according to the provisions of GB/T 6672.
6.6.3 The heat-sealing width of the bag shall be measured with a measuring tool with an accuracy of not less than 0.5mm.
6.6.4 The distance between the seal and the edge of the bag shall be measured with a measuring tool with an accuracy of not less than 0.5mm.
6.7 Physical and mechanical properties
6.7.1 Peel force
6.7.1.1 Handling of boiled samples
When the sample is a roll film, make a bag of 200mm × 200mm according to the heat sealing conditions agreed by the supplier and the buyer, and fill the bag with 1/2~200mm of the volume.
After 2/3 of the water is exhausted, heat and seal it well, and put it into a heating container for cooking (when the operating temperature exceeds 100 °C, the heating container needs to be equipped with back pressure. setting). The cooking temperature is the highest temperature of the cooking category of the sample or the temperature agreed by the supply and demand sides, and the holding time is 30min or the supply and demand sides. agreed time. After cooking, let it cool to room temperature naturally for testing.
6.7.1.2 Determination of peel force
According to the provisions of GB/T 8808, test the peeling force of the samples before and after cooking.
6.7.2 Heat Seal Strength
6.7.2.1 Handling of boiled samples
Carry out in accordance with the provisions of 6.7.1.1.
6.7.2.2 Determination of heat seal strength
Carry out according to the regulations of QB/T 2358-1998, and test the heat sealing strength of the samples before and after cooking.
6.7.3 Tensile force and nominal strain at break
Carry out according to the provisions of GB/T 1040.3-2006.
The sample adopts a strip type, the length is 150mm, the width is 15mm±0.3mm, and the distance between the sample clamps is 100mm±1mm. The sample stretching speed is 200mm/min±20mm/min.
6.7.4 Right-Angle Tear Force
Carry out the test according to the regulations of QB/T 1130-1991, using a single film.
6.7.5 Pendulum impact energy
Carry out according to the provisions of GB/T 8809-2015.
6.7.6 Water vapor transmission
Carry out according to the provisions of GB/T 1037 or GB/T 26253.
During the test, the contact surface of the contents shall face the low-pressure side of water vapor or the low-concentration side of water vapor, and the test temperature shall be 38°C±0.6°C, and the relative humidity shall be 90%±2%.
GB/T 1037 is the arbitration method.
6.7.7 Oxygen transmission rate
Carry out according to the provisions of GB/T 1038 or GB/T 19789. During the test, the contact surface of the contents should face the low-pressure side of oxygen or the low-concentration oxygen degree side.
GB/T 1038 is the arbitration method.
6.7.8 Pressure resistance of bags
Carry out according to the provisions of 6.5.10 in GB/T 21302-2007.
6.7.9 Drop performance of bags
Carry out according to the provisions of 6.5.11 in GB/T 21302-2007.
6.7.10 Heat resistance
Carry out according to the provisions of 6.7.1.1, and then check whether the sachet has any abnormal phenomena such as obvious discoloration, obvious deformation, peeling between layers, peeling of heat-sealed parts, etc. elephant. When the sample seal is broken, it is necessary to take a sample and redo it.
6.7.11 Puncture strength
Carry out according to the provisions of 6.5.5 in GB/T 21302-2007. Take a single mask for the bag to be tested.
6.7.12 Coefficient of friction
According to the provisions of GB/T 10006 and the requirements of both supply and demand.
7 Inspection Rules
7.1 Inspection classification
Product inspection is divided into factory inspection and type inspection.
7.2 Factory inspection
7.2.1 Batch
A batch of products of the same category, the same material structure, and the same specification that are continuously produced with the same raw materials and the same process. largest group of membranes The batch does not exceed 500,000m², and the maximum batch of bags does not exceed 1,500,000 pieces.
7.2.2 Inspection items
Including: appearance quality (5.1), printing quality (5.2), joints (5.3), dimensional deviation (5.4), peel force (5.5.1) and heat seal strength (5.5.2).
7.3 Type inspection
7.3.1 Inspection items
The inspection items are all the items specified in Chapter 5.
7.3.2 Inspection frequency
In one of the following situations, type inspection shall be carried out.
a) When a new product is tested for type identification;
b) When there are major changes in raw materials and processes, which may affect product performance;
c) When the product has been stopped for more than half a year, when the production is resumed;
d) When there is a big difference between the factory inspection results and the last type inspection results;
e) When requested by the national quality supervision agency;
f) During normal production, once every six months.
7.4 Sampling Plan and Judgment Rules
7.4.1 Appearance quality, printing quality, joint and dimensional deviation shall be based on the S-3, AQL=6.5 secondary sampling plan in GB/T 2828.1-2012 Execute, and carry out quality judgment according to Table 13. The unit of roll film is roll, and the unit of bag is only. If the batch size is less than the required sample size, press the full Partial batch quantity sampling.
7.4.3 For the physical and mechanical properties and other properties, the random sampling method is adopted, and enough samples for testing are selected from each batch for testing.
7.5 Qualification Judgment
7.5.1 Judgment of unqualified items
7.5.1.1 Appearance quality, printing quality, joints and dimensional deviation, if any one of them fails, the roll may only be unqualified.
7.5.1.2 If there are any unqualified items in the inspection results of physical and mechanical properties (excluding the pressure resistance of the bag and the drop performance of the bag), it should be selected from the original batch.
Double the number of samples, re-inspect the unqualified items, and the re-inspection results are all qualified, then the item is judged as a qualified item.
7.5.2 Determination of qualified batches
7.5.2.1 Appearance quality, printing quality, joints and dimensional deviation are determined according to Table 13.
7.5.2.2 The pressure resistance and drop performance of the bag shall be determined according to Table 14.
7.5.2.3 If the test results of all items meet the requirements of this document, the batch of products will be judged as qualified.
8 Marking, packaging, transportation and storage
8.1 Logo
Each package of the product should be accompanied by a product certificate and indicate the product name, category, specification, conditions of use (temperature, time), quantity, Quality, batch number, production date, inspector code, production unit, production unit address and the document number, etc.
8.2 Packaging
Use paper or film that meets food packaging requirements for inner packaging.
8.3 Transport
When transporting, avoid collision or contact with sharp objects, light loading and unloading, and avoid sun and rain to ensure that the packaging is intact and the product is not contaminated dye. The marking method is carried out in accordance with the provisions of GB/T 191.
8.4 Storage
The product should be stored in a clean, dry and ventilated warehouse, away from sunlight, and not less than 1m away from the heat source.
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Referenced standards
Normative references
- GB/T 191Graphical symbols marking for handling and storage of packages
- GB/T 1037Test method for water vapor transmission of plastic film and sheet - Desiccant method and water method
- GB/T 1040.3-2006Plastics—Determination of tensile properties—Part 3:Test conditions for films and sheets
- GB/T 2828.1-2012Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes - Part 1: Sampling schemes indexed by acceptance quality limit (AQL) for lot-by-lot inspection
- GB/T 2918Plastics -- Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing
- GB/T 6672Plastics film and sheeting - Determination of thickness by mechanical scanning
GB/T 1038 · QB/T 1130-1991
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