ASTM_F_17_-_13a.pdf

Designation:F1713aStandard Terminology Relating toFlexible Barrier Packaging1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F17;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of originaladoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This terminology covers the principal terms relating toflexible barrier packaging and its materials.This terminologycontains related definitions and descriptions of terms used orlikely to be used in flexible barrier packaging standards.Thepurpose of terminology is to promote clear understanding andinterpretation of the standards in which they are used.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D883 Terminology Relating to PlasticsD1129 Terminology Relating to WaterF1349 Test Method for Nonvolatile Ultraviolet(UV)Ab-sorbing Extractables from Microwave SusceptorsF1980 Guide for Accelerated Aging of Sterile Barrier Sys-tems for Medical Devices3.Terminologyaccelerated aginga technique to simulate the effects of timeon a package by subjecting the product/package system toelevated temperatures in a controlled environment represen-tative of controlled environment storage conditions.Theequivalent time is generally estimated by assuming thedegradation of packaging materials follows the kineticsdescribed by the Arrhenius reaction rate function,morediscussion of which is available in Guide F1980.acid foodsfoods that have a natural pH of 4.6 or below.adhesive transfera condition occurring when an adhesive-coated material is peeled away from an opposing material towhich it has been sealed and shows visible evidence of theadhesive being left on the opposing material.This evidenceis in the form of an adhesive layer that remains with theopposing material,the adhesive having separated eitheradhesively from the coated web or cohesively within theadhesive itself.asepticas applied to aseptic packaging,synonymous withcommercially sterile.aseptic packagingfilling of a commercially sterilized prod-uct into presterilized containers,followed by hermetic seal-ing in a commercially sterile atmosphere.aseptic presentationintroduction and transfer of a sterileproduct using conditions and procedures that exclude micro-bial contamination.barrierany material limiting passage through itself of solids,liquids,semisolids,gases,vapors,or forms of energy such asultraviolet light.barrier materialsspecialized porous or nonporous packag-ing materials that provide environmental protection to thepackage contents as well as protection to the environmentfrom the package contents:(1)gas,vapor,humidity,liquid,microbial,or light resistant materials that control or elimi-nate the amount of those environmental constituents thatpass into or out of a package;(2)a porous materialpreventing the passage of microorganisms that might con-taminate the contents of the package.biological evaluation test(biotest)a test which involvesexposure of sealed packages to biological indicators and isdesigned to determine the microbiological integrity of apackage under the specific conditions of the test.burst strengtha measure of the internal pressure necessaryto rupture a package or seal.channelany unimpaired pathway across the entire width ofthe intended seal.coextrusionin flexible barrier materials,(1)a processwhereby two or more plastic streams are forced simultane-ously through one or more shaping orifices to become onecontinuously-formed multilayered structure.(2)Also,theproduct resulting from such a mercial sterility of thermally processed food,the con-dition achieved by application of heat,alone or in combina-tion with other appropriate treatments,to render the food1This terminology is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F02 on FlexibleBarrier Packaging and is the direct responsibility of F02.50 on Package Design andDevelopment.Current edition approved Aug.1,2013.Published October 2013.Originallyapproved in 1961.Last previous edition approved in 2013 as F17 13.DOI:10.1520/F0017-13A.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.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 free of microorganisms capable of growing in the food atnormal nonrefrigerated conditions at which the food is likelyto be held during distribution and storage.conditioningthe exposure of a material to the influence of aprescribed atmosphere for a stipulated period of time or untila stipulated relation is reached between material and atmo-sphere.delaminationthe separation of layers in a multilayeredstructure.dispersion coatingin flexible barrier materials,(1)a pro-cess of applying a material,suspended or dispersed in avehi