Tuesday, January 20, 2015

New Packaging Standards for the 4th Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Packaging are now available:


  • BS EN 12377, 2014 Edition, Packaging. Flexible tubes. Test method for the air tightness of closures
  • BS EN 15823, Withdrawn and replaced by BS EN ISO 17351, Packaging. Braille on packaging for medicinal products
  • BS EN 16291-2, Corrigendum for 2013 Edition, Glass packaging. Screw finishes for pressure capsules. One way glass MCA 2 finish
  • BS EN 16565, 2014 Edition, Packaging. Flexible tubes. Test method to determine the orientation of the flip-top cap
  • BS EN 16592, 2014 Edition, Packaging. Rigid plastic containers. PET finish 29/25 (12,6)
  • BS EN 16593, 2014 Edition, Packaging. Rigid plastic containers. PET finish BVS 30H60
  • BS EN 16594, 2014 Edition, Packaging. Rigid plastic containers. PET finish 26/22 (12,0)
  • BS EN 16679, 2014 Edition, Packaging - Tamper verification features for medicinal product packaging
  • BS EN ISO 17351, 2014 Edition, Packaging. Braille on packaging for medicinal products
  • IEC 61340-4-4 Amendment 1, Amendment 1 for Edition 2.0, Electrostatics - Part 4-4: Standard test methods for specific applications - Electrostatic classification of flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBC)
  • PAS 420, 2014 Edition, Product safety management system for the manufacturing of home and/or personal care products and the raw/packaging materials used for their manufacture. Specification


For similar standards, please see our Document Center List of Standards on Packaging.  There are a number of links you can follow for specific topic areas.

And you may also want to review my previous posting: