Designation:D7246−06(Reapproved2021)StandardTestMethodforDetectionofHolesinPolyethyleneFoodServiceGloves1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD7246;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedetectionofholesinpolyethylenefoodservicegloves.Thistestmethodshallnotbeusedonanymedicalglove.1.2Thistestmethodislimitedtothedetectionofholesthatallowwaterleakageundertheconditionsofthetest.1.3Thesmallestholesizethatwillallowwaterleakagehasnotbeendeterminedandisbeyondthescopeofthismethod.1.4Thesafeuseofpolyethylenefoodserviceglovesisbeyondthescopeofthisstandard.1.5ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.7Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D5151TestMethodforDetectionofHolesinMedicalGloves2.2OtherStandards:3ISO2859-1SamplingProceduresandTablesforInspectionbyAttributes3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1foodservicegloves,n—glovesusedinthepreparationanddistributionoffoodsforhumanconsumption.4.SignificanceandUse4.1Thistestmethodisdesignedtodetectholesinfoodserviceglovesmadeofpolyethylenethatmaycompromisethebarrierqualityoftheglove.4.2Thismethodissuitableanddesignedasareferencemethodtoevaluatesamplesofpolyethylenefoodserviceglovesforholes....
