DT26.02
First edition
Under development

Glossary of reusable glass container visual damages

Scope of application

This document is a non-exhaustive list of examples of visual damages for returnable glass containers. It constitutes a general data sheet for all containers of all types, except those for cosmetics and perfumes. It does not preclude specific requirements agreed between bottlers and suppliers at a customer level.
 
The glossary is split into sections loosely based on the area of a container where the damage is found:
§ 2 Finish damages
§ 3 Neck and shoulder damages
§ 4 Body damages
§ 5 Bottom damages

Table of contents

1 Scope
2 Glass containers
2.1 Finish damages
2.1.1 Support bead damage
2.1.2 Thread damage
2.1.3 Dirty, rough or rusty finishes
2.1.4 Ring finish damage
2.1.5 Vertical split
2.2 Neck and shoulder damages
2.2.1 Contamination in the neck area
This data sheet is currently in the drafting stage. For more information, contact us.

Contributors

AB-INBEV / GPDIL, ACTEGA ADELPHE, AGI GLASPAC, ALPLA WERKE ALWIN LEHNER, AMCOR FLEXIBLES CAPSULES, AMORIM CORK, ARDAGH GLASS GERMANY, ARDAGH GLASS PACKAGING SOUTH AFRICA, BA GLASS PORTUGAL, BACARDI & COMPANY, BERLIN PACKAGING, BERTOLASO, BORMIOLI LUIGI, BOUT À BOUT, BRASSERIES KRONENBOURG,BRITISH GLASS,BUNDESVERBAND GLASINDUSTRIE,CAP SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS,CIVC, COCA-COLA SERVICES, CONCHA Y TORO,CORK SUPPLY PORTUGAL,CSVMF,DAVID ROSE PACKAGING SOLUTIONS, DAVID SYRETT PACKAGING CONSULTANCY, DIAM BOUCHAGE, DISTRO, E. REMY MARTIN & CO. , ECKES GRANINI, ENCIRC GLASS, ESTÉE LAUDER COMPANIES, ETERNITY SYSTEMS, FEDERATION FRANCAISE DU LIEGE, FEVE,GENOSSENSCHAFT DEUTSCHER BRUNNEN, GEORGES MONIN, GERRESHEIMER BELGIUM, GERRESHEIMER GERMANY, GROUPE CASTEL , GUALA CLOSURES, HAUT LA CONSIGNE, HEINEKEN GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN,HEUFT , IN'CUBE DANONE RESEARCH CENTRE, INSTITUT DU VERRE, JOSE COMBALIA, KRONES,LA STATION, MIHO INSPEKTIONSSYSTEME, MOET & CHANDON, MOET & HENNESSY, NESTLÉ PRODUCT TECHNOLOGY, O-I MANUFACTURING FRANCE, O-I MANUFACTURING ITALY, O-I MANUFACTURING UK , PACKAGING ALLIANCE EUROPE, PEPSICO RUSSIA, PERNOD RICARD, RAMONDIN CAPSULAS,REUTILIZ,RÉSEAU VRAC ET RÉEMPLOI, SAROM PACKAGING, SAVERGLASS,SOLOCAP-MAB S.A.SSTAZIONE SPERIMENTALE DEL VETRO, SUNTORY BEVERAGES & FOOD EUROPE, TIAMA,TREFFPACK, UNSCV, UZAJE,VERALLIA FRANCE, VERALLIA GERMANY, VETROPACK HOLDING ,VIDRALA,VINOLOK , VINVENTIONS FRANCE , WILLIAM GRANT AND SON'S DISTILLERS, WISECAP GROUP, ZIGNAGO VETRO BROSSE

Document under responsibility of working group:

Reuse of food and beverages glass containers
WG chair: Dr. Markus GRUMANN - MIHO INSPEKTIONSSYSTEME GMBH
This joint group defines what is expected in terms of cleaning, sterilisation, quality, and consumer safety of glass reused containers:

Hygiene, cleaning, and sterilisation
  • Bacteriological state and sterilisation;
  • Residues of water and of washing products and of other dangerous content;
  • Hygiene measures in the washing process, in the collection, storage, and transport;
  • Detection, and ejection of damaged and contaminated bottles.
Consumer safety and container integrity
  • how the defects from the use (consumers, logistics) are detected and rejected;
  • measures against defect creation on washing lines.
Requirements of a new container for reuse
  • Specific control points in the production of containers for reuse.
Document under drafting stage
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