1、BRITISH STANDARDBS EN 14867:2005Packaging Plastic freezer bags Specifications and test methodsThe European Standard EN 14867:2005 has the status of a British StandardICS 55.080g49g50g3g38g50g51g60g44g49g42g3g58g44g55g43g50g56g55g3g37g54g44g3g51g40g53g48g44g54g54g44g50g49g3g40g59g38g40g51g55g3g36g54g
2、3g51g40g53g48g44g55g55g40g39g3g37g60g3g38g50g51g60g53g44g42g43g55g3g47g36g58BS EN 14867:2005This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committeeon 31 March 2006 BSI 2006ISBN 0 580 48066 6National forewordThis British Standard is the official English
3、language version of EN 14867:2005. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee PKW/0, Packaging, which has the responsibility to: aid enquirers to understand the text; present to the responsible international/European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or
4、 proposals for change, and keep UK interests informed; monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in the UK.A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary.Cross-referencesThe British Standards which implement interna
5、tional or European publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Catalogue under the section entitled “International Standards Correspondence Index”, or by using the “Search” facility of the BSI Electronic Catalogue or of British Standards Online.This publication does not purport
6、 to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations.Summary of pagesThis document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page, page
7、s 2 to 19 and a back cover.The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued.Amendments issued since publicationAmd. No. Date CommentsEUROPEAN STANDARDNORME EUROPENNEEUROPISCHE NORMEN 14867June 2005ICS 55.080English versionPackaging - Plastic freezer bag
8、s - Specifications and testmethodsEmballages - Sacs plastiques pour conglation -Spcifications et mthodes dessaiVerpackungen - Gefrierbeutel aus Kunststoff -Spezifikationen und PrfverfahrenThis European Standard was approved by CEN on 19 May 2005.CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC I
9、nternal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this EuropeanStandard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such nationalstandards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CEN memb
10、er.This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translationunder the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the officialversions.CEN members are
11、 the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia,Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingd
12、om.EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATIONCOMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATIONEUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNGManagement Centre: rue de Stassart, 36 B-1050 Brussels 2005 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reservedworldwide for CEN national Members.Ref. No. EN 14867:2005: EEN 14867:20
13、05 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword 3 1 Scope .4 2 Normative references .4 3 Terms and definitions.5 4 General characteristics and requirements7 5 Test methods.10 6 Marking 16 7 Test report .17 Annex A (informative) Quantitative determination of residual solvents 18 Bibliography.19 EN 14867:2005 (E) 3 F
14、oreword This European Standard (EN 14867:2005) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 261 “Packaging”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR. This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the lat
15、est by December 2005, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by December 2005. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czec
16、h Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. EN 14867:2005 (E) 4 1 Scope This European Standard specifi
17、es the dimensional characteristics, mechanical requirements and requirements of fitness for purpose of plastics freezer bags used for freezing foodstuffs. It specifies also test methods to check these requirements. It is applicable to plastic bags reserved for household uses to freeze foodstuffs, in
18、cluding the following types: bags with tie closure, without gusset; bags with tie closure and lateral gussets; bags with re-closable features (or with zipper) without gusset. NOTE 1 The above list of types of bags is neither restrictive nor exhaustive. NOTE 2 The application of this European Standar
19、d does not exempt the supplier or purchaser from complying with national regulations. 2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this European Standard. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest ed
20、ition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. EN 1186-1, Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs Plastics Part 1: Guide to the selection of conditions and test methods for overall migration EN 1186-2, Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs Plastics Part 2:
21、 Test methods for overall migration into olive oil by immersion EN 1186-3, Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs Plastics Part 3: Test methods for overall migration into aqueous simulants by total immersion EN ISO 527-1, Plastics Determination of tensile properties Part 1: General princi
22、ples (ISO 527-1:1993 including Corr 1:1994) EN ISO 527-3, Plastics Determination of tensile properties Part 3: Test conditions for films and sheets (ISO 527-3:1995) EN ISO 6383-1, Plastics Film and sheeting Determination of tear resistance Part 1: Trouser tear method (ISO 6383-1:1983) EN ISO 7765-1,
23、 Plastics film and sheeting Determination of impact resistance by the free-falling dart method Part 1: Staircase methods (ISO 7765-1:1988) ISO 4591, Plastics Film and sheeting Determination of average thickness of a sample and average thickness and yield of a roll by gravimetric techniques (gravimet
24、ric thickness) ISO 4592, Plastics Film and sheeting Determination of length and width ISO 4593, Plastics Film and sheeting Determination of thickness by mechanical scanning ISO 13302:2003, Sensory analysis Methods for assessing modifications to the flavours of foodstuffs due to packaging EN 14867:20
25、05 (E) 5 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this European Standard, the following terms and definitions apply. 3.1 bag with tie closure flush top bag whose closure after filling is achieved by means of a tie whose core can be metallic 3.2 bag with reclosable features (or with zipper) bag wi
26、th a specially designed interlock incorporating two profiles, a male and a female one, over the whole width of the bag, which allow closure by simple pressure after filling 3.3 veil strip of film located above the closure profiles of a bag with a zipper, thicker than the bag body constituent film in
27、 order to facilitate both grip and opening 3.4 nominal thickness Enthickness of the bag constituent film, as declared by the supplier, in micrometres (m) 3.5 width P inner half perimeter of the bag, measured at the top and bottom of the bag with the gussets unfolded if applicable, in millimetres (mm
28、) (see Figure 1) 3.6 length L length measured inside the bag, along one of the lateral edges from the bottom of the bag up to the upper edge for bags with tie closure (flush top) and up to the closure (excluded) for bags with zipper, in millimetres (see Figure 1) 3.7 gusset depth S half width of the
29、 deployed gusset, in millimetres (mm) 3.8 opening resistance from the outside Foe tensile strength opposed to the user to open a bag with a zipper, in Newtons (N) 3.9 opening resistance from the inside Foi tensile strength opposed to the thrust exerted by the packaged substance on the zipper closure
30、 via the bag walls, in Newtons (N) 3.10 sales packaging or primary packaging packaging conceived so as to constitute a sales unit to the final user or consumer at the point of purchase definition of European Community Directive on Packaging and Packaging Waste (94/62/EC) EN 14867:2005 (E) 6 a) Types
31、 of bags b) Bags with lateral gussets EN 14867:2005 (E) 7 c) Bags with reclosable features without gusset Key 1 Lateral seams L Length 2 Bottom seam P Width 3 Flush top bag S Gusset depth 4 Bag with closure z Reservation for tying 5 Closure (zip) 6 Allowance for closure 7 Veil Figure 1 Typical freez
32、er bags 4 General characteristics and requirements 4.1 Dimensional characteristics 4.1.1 Effective volume By convention, the effective volume is calculated using Formula (1): Vu= Pm2/ (Lm- Pm/2 Z) -Sm310-6 (1) where Vuis the effective volume, expressed in dm3; Lm, is the arithmetic mean, expressed i
33、n millimetres, of the two measurements of the length, L, made along the lateral edges on a bag. Pm, is the arithmetic mean, expressed in millimetres, of the two measurements of the width, P, made, at the top and bottom, on a bag. Sm, is the half arithmetic mean, expressed in millimetres, of the two
34、measurements of the width of gusset, 2S, made each side on a bag. EN 14867:2005 (E) 8 Z is a value, expressed in mm, taking into account the closure system, (see Figure 1): Z = 0 for bags with zipper; Z = 30 for bags with tie closure (reservation for tying). NOTE The effective volume is not related
35、to the permissible load. 4.1.2 Requirements The supplier shall declare the nominal width Pnand the nominal length Ln, expressed in millimetres. When tested in accordance with test methods as specified in Table 1, the plastics freezer bag shall have dimensional characteristics conforming to the requi
36、rements given in Table 1. Table 1 Dimensional characteristics Characteristic Unit Requirements Test method Bags with tie closure Bags with zipper subclause Bag width, Pmmm Pm Pn- 10 Pm Pn- 10 5.1.4 Bag length, Lmmm Lm Ln- 20 Lm Ln- 10 5.1.4 Pm/ Lm- O,6 Pm/ Lm 1 O,6 Pm/ Lm 1 - Effective bag volume, V
37、u Small size Medium size Large size dm3 dm3 dm31,1 Vu20 m : Em En 8 % Em En 12,5 % 5.1.5 m En 20 m : Em En 10 % Veil height, Hvbmm - Hv 15 mm 5.1.6 Mass per area of veil / mass per area of constituent film, Rmb- - Rm 1,5 5.1.7 Tie length, Tlcmm Tl 70 mm - 5.1.8 aX = 15 En/ (25 + En). bOnly for bags
38、with zipper. cOnly for bags with tie closure. 4.2 Mechanical requirements When tested in accordance with test methods as specified in Table 2, the plastics freezer bag shall have mechanical characteristics conforming to the requirements given in Table 2. EN 14867:2005 (E) 9 Table 2 Mechanical charac
39、teristics Characteristic Unit Requirements Test method subclause Tear resistance, FtN Ft 2,5 5.2.2 Puncture resistance, FpN Fp 11 5.2.3 Impact resistance at 30 C - Maximum 2 failures 5.2.4 Opening resistance a from the outside, Foe from the inside, FoiN N Foe 5 Fie 6 5.2.5 Seam resistance b bottom s
40、eam, Fsb lateral seam, FslN N Fsb 6 Fsl 5 5.2.6 aOnly applicable for bags with zipper. bOnly applicable for bags with bottom and/or lateral seams. 4.3 Requirements for fitness for purpose 4.3.1 Suitability for writing The bags shall be provided with a printed area, reserved for writing. The area res
41、erved exclusively for writing shall be greater than 15 cm. The control shall be carried out in accordance with 5.3.1. The printing on the bag and text written with a ball point (greasy ink) shall withstand wiping with a pure cellulose piece of paper after passing through water. 4.3.2 Transparency of
42、 the film The bag constituent film shall be sufficiently transparent in order to allow legibility through ten stacked layers (five bags). The control shall be carried out in accordance with 5.3.2. 4.3.3 Water tightness When tested in accordance with 5.3.3, the bags shall remain watertight. 4.3.4 Vei
43、l One of the faces of each veil shall not be smooth. 4.4 Suitability for food contact 4.4.1 General The bag constituent materials shall conform to the requirements of all relevant national and/or European regulations. EN 14867:2005 (E) 10 4.4.2 Overall migration The assessment of the overall migrati
44、on on contact with simulation liquids applied to the freezer bags shall be carried out in accordance with 5.4.1. NOTE The limit adopted by current regulations should be in accordance with annex n 1 of the directive n 2002/72/EC1of August 06, 2002. 4.4.3 Residual solvents quantity The attention of th
45、e supplier is drawn on the requirements of all relevant national and/or European regulations relating to the quantity of residual solvents used for printing in flexible packaging. If required, Annex A gives test methods for the quantitative determination of residual solvents used for printing. 4.4.4
46、 Organoleptic criterion When tested in accordance with 5.4.2, the plastics freezer bags shall not modify the odour and the taste of the food contained therein. The odour threshold of the material shall be at the maximum level 2 (low odour). The threshold of odour and taste transmitted to water shall
47、 be at the maximum level 1 (transmitted odour or taste, barely perceptible). 4.5 Requirements for packaging and handling the freezer bags The quantity of complete bags contained in the primary packaging shall be equal to or greater than the number of bags stated on the packaging. For bags with tie c
48、losure, the number of ties included with the primary packaging shall be equal to or greater than the number of bags stated on the primary packaging. The bags shall be able to be easily separated and shall be easy to open. 5 Test methods 5.1 Dimensional test methods 5.1.1 Sampling Unless otherwise sp
49、ecified, for each test take five bags at random from five primary packagings, at the rate of one bag per primary packaging and cut out the test pieces from the middle of each bag. 5.1.2 Apparatus 5.1.2.1 Rule, capable of measuring to an accuracy of 1 mm. 5.1.2.2 Micrometer, capable of measuring thickness in accordance with ISO 4593. 5.1.3 Conditioning Unless otherwise specified in the test method, the test pieces shall be conditioned and tested a
