SN/T 0400.4-2005Rules for inspection of canned food for import and export. Part 4: Container (English PDF)

Foreword

SN/T 0400 "Import and Export Canned Food Inspection Regulations" is divided into 12 parts.

--- Part 1. General;

--- Part 2. raw and auxiliary materials;

--- Part 3. Processing hygiene;

--- Part 4. Containers;

--- Part 5. Canned;

---Part 6. Thermal sterilization;

--- Part 7. Finished product;

--- Part 8. Packaging;

---Part 9. Labels;

--- Part 10. retort pouch food;

--- Part 11. Glass containers;

--- Part 12. Port inspection.

This part is the fourth part of SN/T 0400. This section refers to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Hazard Analysis, and Critical Control Points.

(HACCP) and other internationally accepted food safety control system requirements, combined with the characteristics of China's canned food production, trade and inspection write.

This part replaces SN 0400.3-1995 "Cans for Export Canning Inspection" this section is revised on the basis of SN 0400.3-1995. The main changes are as follows.

--- Add composite containers in the scope (Chapter 1 of the 1995 edition, Chapter 1 of this edition);

--- Cancel the "definition" (Chapter 3 of the 1995 edition);

---Dividing the sampling and inspection judgment of tinned steel plate cans, aluminum alloy cans, glass containers and composite containers into different chapters (this edition) Chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6).

This part is proposed and managed by the National Certification and Accreditation Administration.

This section drafted by. Shanghai Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau of the People's Republic of China, Hunan Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Yantai Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau of the People's Republic of China, Tangshan Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau of the People's Republic of China.

1 Scope

This part of SN/T 0400 specifies the sampling, inspection methods and determination rules for can containers.

This section applies to the inspection of metal containers, glass containers, composite containers.

2 Normative references

The terms in the following documents become the provisions of this section by reference to this part of SN/T 0400. Quotations with dated , all subsequent amendments (not including errata content) or revisions do not apply to this section, however, encouragement is achieved under this section the parties to the agreement study whether the latest versions of these documents can be used. For undated references, the latest edition applies to this section.

GB 4805 Food canned inner wall epoxy phenolic coating hygiene standard GB/T 9106 packaging container aluminum easy to open two-piece can GB 9682 Food canned inner wall release coating sanitary standard GB/T 14251-1993 Technical conditions for tinned thin steel plate round cans QB/T 3773 epoxy novolac coated tinned (or chrome plated) steel sheet SN/T 0400.1 Inspection procedures for canned foods and cans - Part 1. General SN/T 0400.11 Export canning inspection procedures - Part 11. Glass containers

3 Tinned steel cans