ASTM F17-12
(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 − 12
StandardTerminology Relating to
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Flexible Barrier Packaging
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F17; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original
adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript
epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope opposing material, the adhesive having separated either
adhesively from the coated web or cohesively within the
1.1 This terminology covers the principal terms relating to
adhesive itself.
flexible barrier packaging and its materials. This terminology
contains related definitions and descriptions of terms used or
aseptic—as applied to aseptic packaging, synonymous with
likely to be used in flexible barrier packaging standards. The
commercially sterile.
purpose of terminology is to promote clear understanding and
aseptic packaging—filling of a commercially sterilized prod-
interpretation of the standards in which they are used.
uct into presterilized containers, followed by hermetic seal-
ing in a commercially sterile atmosphere.
2. Referenced Documents
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aseptic presentation—introduction and transfer of a sterile
2.1 ASTM Standards:
product using conditions and procedures that exclude micro-
D883 Terminology Relating to Plastics
bial contamination.
D1129 Terminology Relating to Water
F1349 Test Method for Nonvolatile Ultraviolet (UV) Ab-
barrier—anymateriallimitingpassagethroughitselfofsolids,
sorbing Extractables from Microwave Susceptors
liquids,semisolids,gases,vapors,orformsofenergysuchas
F1980 Guide for Accelerated Aging of Sterile Barrier Sys-
ultraviolet light.
tems for Medical Devices
barrier materials—specialized porous or nonporous packag-
3. Terminology ing materials that provide environmental protection to the
package contents as well as protection to the environment
accelerated aging—a technique to simulate the effects of time
from the package contents: (1) gas, vapor, humidity, liquid,
on a package by subjecting the product/package system to
microbial, or light resistant materials that control or elimi-
elevated temperatures in a controlled environment represen-
nate the amount of those environmental constituents that
tative of controlled environment storage conditions. The
pass into or out of a package; (2) a porous material
equivalent time is generally estimated by assuming the
preventing the passage of microorganisms that might con-
degradation of packaging materials follows the kinetics
taminate the contents of the package.
described by the Arrhenius reaction rate function, more
biological evaluation test (biotest)—a test which involves
discussion of which is available in Guide F1980.
exposure of sealed packages to biological indicators and is
acid foods—foods that have a natural pH of 4.6 or below.
designed to determine the microbiological integrity of a
package under the specific conditions of the test.
adhesive transfer—a condition occurring when an adhesive-
coated material is peeled away from an opposing material to
burst strength—a measure of the internal pressure necessary
which it has been sealed and shows visible evidence of the
to rupture a package or seal.
adhesive being left on the opposing material. This evidence
channel—any unimpaired pathway across the entire width of
is in the form of an adhesive layer that remains with the
the intended seal.
coextrusion—in flexible barrier materials,(1) a process
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ThisterminologyisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeF02onFlexible
whereby two or more plastic streams are forced simultane-
Barrier Packaging and is the direct responsibility of F02.50 on Package Design and
Development. ously through one or more shaping orifices to become one
Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2012. Published November 2012. Originally
continuously-formed multilayered structure. (2) Also, the
approved in 1961. Last previous edition approved in 2008 as F17 – 08. DOI:
product resulting from such a process.
10.1520/F0017-12.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
commercial sterility— of thermally processed food, the con-
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
dition achieved by application of heat, alone or in combina-
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. tion with other appropriate treatments, to render the food
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free of microorganisms capable of growing in the food at fusion seal—a bond formed by combining two or more
normal nonrefrigerated conditions at which the fo
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Standard Terminology Relating to
1
Flexible Barrier Packaging
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F17; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original
adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A superscript
epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
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.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
D883 Terminology Relating to Plastics
D1129 Terminology Relating to Water
F1349 Test Method for Nonvolatile Ultraviolet (UV) Absorbing Extractables from Microwave Susceptors
F1980 Guide for Accelerated Aging of Sterile Barrier Systems for Medical Devices
3. Terminology
accelerated aging—a technique to simulate the effects of time on a package by subjecting the product/package system to elevated
temperatures in a controlled environment representative of controlled environment storage conditions. The equivalent time is
generally estimated by assuming the degradation of packaging materials follows the kinetics described by the Arrhenius reaction
rate function, more discussion of which is available in Guide F1980.
acid foods—foods that have a natural pH of 4.6 or below.
adhesive transfer—a condition occurring when an adhesive-coated material is peeled away from an opposing material to which
it has been sealed and shows visible evidence of the adhesive being left on the opposing material. This evidence is in the form
of an adhesive layer that remains with the opposing material, the adhesive having separated either adhesively from the coated
web or cohesively within the adhesive itself.
aseptic—as applied to aseptic packaging, synonymous with commercially sterile.
aseptic packaging—filling of a commercially sterilized product into presterilized containers, followed by hermetic sealing in a
commercially sterile atmosphere.
aseptic presentation—introduction and transfer of a sterile product using conditions and procedures that exclude microbial
contamination.
barrier—any material limiting passage through itself of solids, liquids, semisolids, gases, vapors, or forms of energy such as
ultraviolet light.
barrier materials—specialized porous or nonporous packaging materials that provide environmental protection to the package
contents as well as protection to the environment from the package contents: (1) gas, vapor, humidity, liquid, microbial, or light
resistant materials that control or eliminate the amount of those environmental constituents that pass into or out of a package;
(2) a porous material preventing the passage of microorganisms that might contaminate the contents of the package.
biological evaluation test (biotest)—a test which involves exposure of sealed packages to biological indicators and is designed
to determine the microbiological integrity of a package under the specific conditions of the test.
burst strength—a measure of the internal pressure necessary to rupture a package or seal.
channel—any unimpaired pathway across the entire width of the intended seal.
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coextrusion—in flexible barrier materials, (1) a process whereby two or more plastic streams are forced simultaneously through
one or more shaping orifices to become one continuously-formed multilayered structure. (2) Also, the product resulting from
such a process.
commercial sterility— of thermally processed food, the condition achieved by application of heat, alone or in combination with
other appropriate treatments, to render the food free of microorganisms capable of growing in the food at normal nonrefrigerated
conditions at which the food is likely to be held during distribution and storage.
conditioning—the exposure of a material to the influence of a prescribed atmosphere for a stipulated period of time or until a
stipulated relation is reached between material and atmosphere.
delamination—the separation of layers in a multilayered structure.
dispersion coating—in flexible barrier materials, (1) a process of applying a material, suspended or dispersed in a vehicle, to a
surface in such a way that a continuous, coalesced, adherent layer results when the vehicle liquid (usually water) is evaporated.
(2) Also, the product resulting from such a process.
dual ovenable—terms describing a food packaging container used to prepare food in either a conventional oven or a microwave
oven.
environmentally challenging
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