DT12.00
Revision I
Published on: 06/06/2022

General guidelines for preparation of glass containers quality specifications

Scope of application

The aim of this data sheet is to assist customers in the construction of meaningful specifications for the manufacturing and filling of glass containers.

Table of contents

1. Scope
2. General
3. Methods of specification
4. Specifications
5. Certificates of conformance
6. Foreign body control
7. Conditions of use
8. Related Documents
8.1. Cetie
8.2. Data sheet history
History
First edition: 09/1992
Revision I: 06/2022 - Slight modifications in the scope and clarification of the last point of the specifications (Section 4)
 

Contributors

ARDAGH GLASS, BA GLASS PORTUGAL, BRITISH GLASS, BUNDESVERBAND GLASINDUSTRIE , CAN PACK, CSVMF, ENCIRC GLASS, GERRESHEIMER BELGIUM, HEINZ GLAS GERMANY, O-I MANUFACTURING FRANCE, O-I MANUFACTURING ITALY, O-I MANUFACTURING UK, SAVERGLASS FRANCE, STOELZLE-OBERGLAS, VERALLIA FRANCE, VERALLIA GERMANY, VETROPACK HOLDING, VIDRALA, WIEGAND-GLASHUTTENWERKE

Document under responsibility of working group:

Glass wg1+4
WG chair: Arnaud JANIN - VERALLIA FRANCE

This permanent group is dedicated to a wide range of topics downstream of the production of glass bottles and jars dedicated to the food and beverage industries:

  • Surface treatments, marking, labelling;
  • Testing methods (impact, headspace, internal pressure, etc.);
  • Nomenclatures (of finishes, jars, bottles, and visual defects, etc.);
  • Quality management (food and beverage safety, best practices, regulations).
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