ASTM_F_3159_-_15e1.pdf

Designation:F3159151Standard Safety Specification forLiquid Laundry Packets1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F3159;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.1NOTEEditorially corrected 5.3.3.2,6.1,and 6.2 in December 2015.INTRODUCTIONIn November 2012 the U.S.Consumer Product Safety Commission(CPSC)issued a Safety Alertto inform parents and caregivers that Liquid Laundry Detergent Packets need to be kept away fromchildren as those who are exposed to packet contents are at risk of serious injury and even death dueto the highly concentrated nature of the product.Children who have accidently ingested LiquidLaundry Detergent Packets have experienced a range of injuries including loss of consciousness,respiratory distress,vomiting,coughing,choking and drowsiness,and in cases where there has beencontact with the eyes,painful irritation of the eyes and corneal burns have occurred.In addition,deathhas been reported to occur following ingestion of Liquid Laundry Detergent Packets,including in onechild.1.Scope1.1 This specification provides requirements for householdLiquid Laundry Detergent Packet safety to help reduce unin-tentional exposures to the contents of the packets,especially tochildren.1.2 This standard applies exclusively to household LiquidLaundry Detergent Packets.“Liquid Laundry Detergent Pack-ets”are single-use laundry detergent products that contain aliquid detergent enclosed in a water soluble outer layer(“pouchfilm”).This includes laundry detergent packets in soluble filmthat contain liquid only(that is,all liquid),as well as those thatcontain both liquid and non-liquid components.1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with Liquid Laundry Deter-gent Packet use.It is the responsibility of the user of thisstandard to establish appropriate safety and health practicesand determine the applicability of regulatory limitations priorto use.It is the responsibility of the user of the product to followthe warning statements and use the product appropriately.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D3475 Classification of Child-Resistant PackagesD4332 Practice for Conditioning Containers,Packages,orPackaging Components for TestingD4359 Test Method for Determining Whether a Material Isa Liquid or a Solid2.2 ANSI Standard:3ANSI Z535.4 Safety Color CodeEnvironmental FacilitySafety SignsCriteria for Safety SymbolsProductSafety Sign and Labels and Accident Prevention Tags3.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 liquid,na substance or mixture which:(1)at 50Chas a vapour pressure of not more than 300 kPa(3 bar),(2)which is not completely gaseous at 20C and at a standardpressure of 101.3 kPa,and(3)which has a melting point orinitial melting point of 20C or less at a standard pressure of101.3 kPa.1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F15 onConsumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F15.71 onLiquid Laundry Packets.Current edition approved Sept.15,2015.Published October 2015.DOI:10.1520/F3159-15E01.2For 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 States1 3.1.1.1 DiscussionA viscous substance or mixture forwhich a specific melting point cannot be determined shall besubjected to the Test Method D4359-90 test;or to the test fordetermining fluidity(penetrometer test)prescribed in section2.3.4 of Annex A of the European Agreement concerning theInternational Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road(ADR).3.1.2 liquid laundry detergent packets,nindividual pack-ets that contain liquid laundry detergent and are intended todissolve when used as intended.3.1.3 pouch film,nthe water-soluble outer layer of aLiquid Laundry Detergent Packet that contains laundry deter-gent or other liquid ingredients,or both,and is designed todissolve when used as intended.4.Liquid Laundry Detergent Packet Requirements4.1 The Liquid Laundry Detergent Packet must meet therequirements set forth in European Commission Regulation(EU)No 1272/2008,Annex II,Part 3,Section 3.3.3,andSections 4(AversiveAgent in the Soluble Film)and 5(CapsuleIntegrity)of the accompanying AISE Liquid Laundry Deter-gent Capsules Guidelines on CLP Implementation4,includingas may be amended.For reference,EU No 1272/2008,AnnexII,Part 3,Section 3.3.3,is attached as Annex A5,and Sections4 and 5 of the AISE Liquid Laundry Detergent Caps