ASTM_D_7329_-_07_2012.pdf

Designation:D732907(Reapproved 2012)Standard Specification forFood Preparation and Food Handling(Food Service)Gloves1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D7329;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 specification covers the properties necessary forthin film,unlined polymer gloves to be used in food prepara-tion and food handling.1.2 This specification is intended to serve as a referee and aguide to permit obtaining gloves of a consistent performance.The safe and proper use of gloves is excluded from the scopeof this specification.1.3 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 and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D412 Test Methods for Vulcanized Rubber and Thermoplas-tic ElastomersTensionD573 Test Method for RubberDeterioration in an AirOvenD882 Test Method for Tensile Properties of Thin PlasticSheetingD3578 Specification for Rubber Examination GlovesD3767 Practice for RubberMeasurement of DimensionsD4679 Specification for Rubber General Purpose,House-hold or Beautician GlovesD5151 Test Method for Detection of Holes in MedicalGlovesD5250 Specification for Poly(vinyl chloride)Gloves forMedical ApplicationD5712 Test Method for Analysis of Aqueous ExtractableProtein in Natural Rubber and Its Products Using theModified Lowry MethodD6124 Test Method for Residual Powder on Medical GlovesD6319 Specification for Nitrile Examination Gloves forMedical ApplicationD6499 Test Method for The Immunological Measurement ofAntigenic Protein in Natural Rubber and its ProductsD7246 Test Method for Detection of Holes in PolyethyleneFood Service Gloves2.2 ISO Standard:ISO 2859-1 Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspectionby Attributes32.3 Code of Federal RegulationsTitle 21Food andDrugs:21 CFR Parts 17019943.Materials and Manufacture3.1 Any material or composition that permits the glove tomeet the specification identified by this standard and complywith the requirements of this specification and the regulationspromulgated by the U.S.Food and Drug Administrationconcerning the materials used and permitted for direct foodcontact and the regulations concerning any powder or lubri-cants added to the gloves are acceptable.4.Performance Requirements4.1 Gloves shall be sampled in accordance with the AQLspecified in Table 1 using a sampling plan derived from ISO2859-1 or its equivalent,or other suitable statistical rationale.4.2 Gloves shall be tested for freedom of holes as describedin 5.1 and comply with the requirements of Table 1 for freedomfrom holes.4.3 Gloves shall meet and be tested for dimensions andtolerances as described in 5.2 and comply with the perfor-mance requirements listed in Table 1 for dimensions.4.4 Gloves shall meet and be tested for physical propertiesas described in 5.3 and comply with the performance require-ments listed in Table 1 for physical properties.1This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D11 on Rubberand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D11.40 on Consumer RubberProducts.Current edition approved Dec.1,2012.Published February 2013.Originallyapproved in 2007.Last previous edition approved in 2007 as D7329 07.DOI:10.1520/D7329-07R12.2For 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.4Available from U.S.Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents,732 N.Capitol St.,NW,Mail Stop:SDE,Washington,DC 20401,http:/www.access.gpo.gov.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 4.5 Powder-free gloves shall be tested for glove powderresidue per 5.4 and comply with 21 CFR Parts 170199(asapplicable).4.6 Powdered gloves shall be tested for glove powderamounts per 5.4 and comply with 21 CFR Parts 170199(asapplicable).4.7 Protein:4.7.1 Gloves made from natural rubber shall be tested forcompliance to the recommended aqueous soluble proteincontent limit as described in 5.6,or4.7.2 Tested for compliance to the recommended antigenicprotein content limit as described in 5.7.5.Referee Test Methods5.1 HolesGloves shall be tested in accordance with TestMethod D5151 to an AQL of 2.5 as specified in Table 1 or asrequired by each existing material specific ASTM glovestandard.5.1.1 Polyethylene gloves shall be test