ASTM_F_1308_-_98_2018.pdf

Designation:F130898(Reapproved 2018)Standard Test Method forQuantitating Volatile Extractables in Microwave SusceptorsUsed for Food Products1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1308;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 complete microwave suscep-tors.1.2 This test method covers a procedure for quantitatingvolatile compounds whose identity has been established andwhich are evolved when a microwave susceptor sample istested under simulated use conditions.1.3 This test method was collaboratively evaluated with avariety of volatile compounds(see statistical evaluation).Forcompounds other than those evaluated,the analyst shoulddetermine the sensitivity and reproducibility of the method bycarrying out appropriate spike and recovery studies.Theanalyst is referred to Practice E260 for guidance.1.4 For purposes of verifying the identity of or identifyingunknown volatile compounds,the analyst is encouraged toincorporate techniques such as gas chromatography/massspectroscopy,gas chromatography/infrared spectroscopy,orother techniques in conjunction with this test method.1.5 A sensitivity level of approximately 0.025 g/in.2isachievable for the compounds studied in Table 1.Where othercompounds are being quantitated and uncertainty exists overmethod sensitivity,the analyst is referred to Practice E260 forprocedures on determining sensitivity of chromatographicmethods.1.6 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard.No other units of measurement are included in thisstandard.1.7 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.Specific safety hazards warnings are given in 10.2,11.1,and11.6.1.8 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:2E260 Practice for Packed Column Gas ChromatographyF1317 Test Method for Calibration of Microwave Ovens2.2 TAPPI Standards:T 402 Standard conditioning and testing atmospheres forpaper,board,pulp handsheets,and related products3TIS 808 Equilibrium relative humidities over saturated saltsolutions33.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 microwave susceptorsa packaging material which,when placed in a microwave field,interacts with the field andprovides heating for the products the package contains.3.1.2 volatile extractablesthose chemical species whichare released from the microwave susceptor and can be detectedin the headspace under conditions simulating those underwhich the susceptor is used.Extractability does not necessarilymean migration of the extractable species to the product beingheated on the susceptors.4.Summary of Test Method4.1 Volatile extractables are determined by subjecting asample of the susceptor material to microwave heating,fol-lowed by headspace sampling and gas chromatography.Quali-tative analysis may be carried out on a gas chromatograph(GC)coupled to an appropriate detector capable of compound1This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F02 on PrimaryBarrier Packaging and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F02.15 onChemical/Safety Properties.Current edition approved Sept.1,2018.Published November 2018.Originallyapproved in 1990.Last previous edition approved in 2014 as F1308 98(2014).DOI:10.1520/F1308-98R18.2For 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 Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry(TAPPI),15 Technology Parkway South,Norcross,GA 30092,http:/www.tappi.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 identification.Volatile extractables are quantitated by compari-son with standards of known concentration.5.Significance and Use5.1 This test method is intended to measure volatile extract-ables that