ASTM_D_7246_-_06_2021.pdf

Designation:D724606(Reapproved 2021)Standard Test Method forDetection of Holes in Polyethylene Food Service Gloves1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D7246;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This test method covers the detection of holes inpolyethylene food service gloves.This test method shall not beused on any medical glove.1.2 This test method is limited to the detection of holes thatallow water leakage under the conditions of the test.1.3 The smallest hole size that will allow water leakage hasnot been determined and is beyond the scope of this method.1.4 The safe use of polyethylene food service gloves isbeyond the scope of this standard.1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard.No other units of measurement are included in thisstandard.1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety,health,and environmental practices and deter-mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.7 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D5151 Test Method for Detection of Holes in MedicalGloves2.2 Other Standards:3ISO 2859-1 Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspectionby Attributes3.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 food service gloves,ngloves used in the preparationand distribution of foods for human consumption.4.Significance and Use4.1 This test method is designed to detect holes in foodservice gloves made of polyethylene that may compromise thebarrier quality of the glove.4.2 This method is suitable and designed as a referencemethod to evaluate samples of polyethylene food servicegloves for holes.The presence of holes is defined as acompromise in barrier quality.4.3 This test method is designed for use as a quality refereefor holes in polyethylene food service gloves and for manu-facturers to evaluate the ongoing control of holes in foodservice gloves made of polyethylene.4.4 Test Method D5151 is the test method that shall be usedfor the detection of holes in a food service glove made of thesame material type as that of a medical glove,as specified ordescribed,or both,in each applicable ASTM medical glovestandard.4.5 For food service gloves made of a material type notdescribed or specified in an existingASTM glove standard,andif the material is non-elastic,this test method shall be used forthe detection of holes.5.Apparatus5.1 Filling ApparatusA test glove filling apparatus with asuitably smooth finished fixture whose design permits theglove under test to hang unsupported should be used.Careshould be taken to not allow the glove samples under test tocome into contact with the surface below,but rather theyshould hang unsupported for the entire test period.If the foodservice glove is not removed from the filling apparatus forinspection,the mandrel should also seal the cuff of the gloveagainst water overflow without the introduction of an airheadspace as the glove is positioned horizontally for examina-tion.The filling apparatus is to have fill set points of 600 cm3,700 cm3,and 800 cm3depending on the size of the glove to betested.See Table 1.1This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D11 on Rubberand Rubber-like Materials and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D11.40on Consumer Rubber Products.Current edition approved Nov.1,2021.Published January 2022.Originallyapproved in 2006.Last previous edition approved in 2015 as D7246 06(2015).DOI:10.1520/D7246-06R21.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from American National Standards Institute(ANSI),25 W.43rd St.,4th Floor,New York,NY 10036,http:/www.ansi.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1?5.2 Graduated Cylinder or BeakerAt a minimum,thegraduated cylinder or beaker used to measure the volume of