ASTM F17-07a
(Terminology)Standard Terminology Relating to Flexible Barrier Packaging
Standard Terminology Relating to Flexible Barrier Packaging
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1.1 This terminology covers the principal terms relating to flexible barrier packaging and its materials. This terminology contains related definitions and descriptions of terms used or likely to be used in flexible barrier packaging standards. The purpose of terminology is to promote clear understanding and interpretation of the standards in which they are used.
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Designation:F17–07a
Standard Terminology Relating to
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Flexible Barrier Packaging
ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF 17;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginal
adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript
epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope adhesively from the coated web or cohesively within the
adhesive itself.
1.1 This terminology covers the principal terms relating to
aseptic—as applied to aseptic packaging, synonymous with
flexible barrier packaging and its materials. This terminology
commercially sterile.
contains related definitions and descriptions of terms used or
aseptic packaging—filling of a commercially sterilized prod-
likely to be used in flexible barrier packaging standards. The
uct into presterilized containers, followed by hermetic seal-
purpose of terminology is to promote clear understanding and
ing in a commercially sterile atmosphere.
interpretation of the standards in which they are used.
aseptic presentation—introduction and transfer of a sterile
2. Referenced Documents
product using conditions and procedures that exclude micro-
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bial contamination.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
barrier—anymateriallimitingpassagethroughitselfofsolids,
D 883 Terminology Relating to Plastics
liquids,semisolids,gases,vapors,orformsofenergysuchas
D 1129 Terminology Relating to Water
ultraviolet light.
F 1349 Test Method for Nonvolatile Ultraviolet (UV) Ab-
barrier materials—specialized porous or nonporous packag-
sorbing Extractables from Microwave Susceptors
ing materials that provide environmental protection to the
F 1980 Guide for Accelerated Aging of Sterile Barrier
package contents as well as protection to the environment
Systems for Medical Devices
from the package contents: (1) gas, vapor, humidity, liquid,
3. Terminology
microbial, or light resistant materials that control or elimi-
nate the amount of those environmental constituents that
accelerated aging—a technique to simulate the effects of time
pass into or out of a package; (2) a porous material
on a package by subjecting the product/package system to
preventing the passage of microorganisms that might con-
elevated temperatures in a controlled environment represen-
taminate the contents of the package.
tative of controlled environment storage conditions. The
biological evaluation test (biotest)—a test which involves
equivalent time is generally estimated by assuming the
exposure of sealed packages to biological indicators and is
degradation of packaging materials follows the kinetics
designed to determine the microbiological integrity of a
described by the Arrhenius reaction rate function, more
package under the specific conditions of the test.
discussion of which is available in Guide F 1980.
burst strength—a measure of the internal pressure necessary
acid foods—foods that have a natural pH of 4.6 or below.
to rupture a package or seal.
adhesive transfer—a condition occurring when an adhesive-
channel—any unimpaired pathway across the entire width of
coated material is peeled away from an opposing material to
the intended seal.
which it has been sealed and shows visible evidence of the
coextrusion—in flexible barrier materials,(1) a process
adhesive being left on the opposing material. This evidence
whereby two or more plastic streams are forced simulta-
is in the form of an adhesive layer that remains with the
neously through one or more shaping orifices to become one
opposing material, the adhesive having separated either
continuously-formed multilayered structure. (2) Also, the
product resulting from such a process.
commercial sterility— of thermally processed food, the con-
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ThisterminologyisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeF02onFlexible
dition achieved by application of heat, alone or in combina-
Barrier Packaging and is the direct responsibility of F02.50 on Package Design and
tion with other appropriate treatments, to render the food
Development.
free of microorganisms capable of growing in the food at
Current edition approved Sept. 1, 2007. Published October 2007. Originally
approved in 1961. Last previous edition approved in 2007 as F 17 – 07.
normal nonrefrigerated conditions at which the food is likely
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
to be held during distribution and storage.
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
delamination—the separation of layers in a multilayered
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. structure.
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