Recommendation data sheet (FS) - 30 documents

The recommendation data sheets for bottlers and their suppliers.
These data sheets provide fundamental information for bottlers, container manufacturers, and cappers. Experts share essential details to guide the various stages of the bottling process, including definitions, calculation methods, physical principles, certification, safety (complementary to our quality notebooks), and the promotion of a common language among stakeholders in the bottling project.
FS01.00
Published on: 02/06/2023

Tip angle calculation

This data sheet provides the method to calculate the tip angle of a container made of glass.
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FS02.00
Published on: 01/01/1995

Impact testing of glass containers

The following recommendations should be taken into consideration if clients wish to deal with impact testing or if impact testing is included in a …
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FS03.00
Published on: 29/11/2017

Glass manufacturing controls for vacuum lug and press-on finishes

This fact sheet gives requirements and controls to be observed during glass manufacture to help ensure the optimum performance of containers with …
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FS04.00
Published on: 26/07/2017

Internal pressure strength of carbonated beverage bottles

This data sheet gives guidance on the relationship between the internal pressure strength standards used for process control at the point of …
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FS05.00
Published on: 01/01/1999

Warehousing of filled glass containers

The following guidelines are essential for proper transport and storage of glass containers with vacuum lug finish and closure. Lack of …
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FS06.00
Published on: 26/01/2024

Conformity assessment/Certification

Requirements for conformity with Directive 94/62/EC.These are set down in Annex III - EC document 96/C 382/05.
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FS07.00
Published on: 15/10/2020

Design headspace recommendations for liquid products in bottles and jars

This document specifies design headspace recommendations for liquid products in glass containers. It does not concern containers for powders and …
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FS08.00
Published on: 01/03/2002

Recommendations for design of cork removal devices

This data sheet gives recommendations for the design of devices for removing corks from wine bottles. Corks can be made of cork or plastic/synthetic …
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FS09.00
Published on: 01/06/2024

Relationship between mass and capacity for glass containers (Alpha factor)

This data sheet proposes a relationship between mass and capacity for normal glass bottles. This relationship, named alpha, can be considered as the …
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FS10.00
Published on: 01/10/2003

Headspace recommendations for some flaconnage products

This fact sheet specifies headspace recommendations for some flaconnage products. The percentage values are given on the volume of the filled …
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FS11.00
Published on: 02/10/2023

Recommendations of good practices for prevention and detection of critical hazards on bottling lines

Critical hazard: either a biological, chemical or physical agent in the product or condition of the product, which has the potential to create an …
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FS12.00
Published on: 01/04/2006

Traceability - Recommendations to bottlers and packers

This fact sheet has been set up by the Quality Committee of Cetie. Its objective is to help bottlers or packers to establish the traceability of …
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FS13.00
Published on: 01/07/2007

Food safety management - Recommendations to implement a system of reference

This fact sheet has been set up by the Quality Committee of Cetie. It contains the main systems of reference and standards about safety and hygiene …
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FS14.00
Published on: 01/09/2010

Survey of critical hazards for the bottling industry - Detection and prevention

Critical defects are those defects that represent a safety hazard for the users of the product; bottling companies cannot accept knowingly to release …
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FS15.00
Published on: 03/10/2023

Physical principles for containers filled with non-carbonated products

This fact sheet gives an overview of the physical principles which govern the behaviour of still liquids when bottled in rigid containers and the …
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FS15.01
Under development

Use of glass bottles - Pressure generated by a liquid

This documents specifies the pressure a glass packaging container can withstand. It describes three types of pressures: generated – internal …
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FS15.02
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Carbonation level, pressure and maximum temperature for specific products

This fact sheet gives information, in a table, on CO2 g/l, thermal treatment, maximum temperature and pressure for specific carbonated beverages.
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FS16.00
Published on: 26/10/2021

Pressure resistance test procedures for products bottled with aluminium screw caps

This data sheet provides test methods that enable evaluating the level of sealing obtained with an aluminium screw cap applied on a filled glass …
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FS17.00
Published on: 10/11/2023

Opening torque for ROPP aluminium closures - Test method

This document describes the test method for evaluating the opening torque for roll-on pilfer proof (ROPP) aluminium closures on glass bottles. …
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FS18.00
Published on: 09/02/2023

Recommendations for index marks on pet bottle closures and neck finishes

This recommendation fact sheet provides a description of the different options when including Index Marks on closures and neck finishes, with the …
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FS19.00
Published on: 01/08/2017

Flaconnage - Wall thickness - Precaution for use

This fact sheet gives recommended minimum glass wall thickness values for flaconnage products. It also describes other factors that need to be taken …
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FS20.00
Published on: 01/02/2020

Appropriate specification, bottle quality control and application control of self-adhesive labelling

This data sheet provides recommendations for the application of self-adhesive labels on glass bottles. It covers specifications of supplies and …
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FS21.00
Published on: 28/09/2022

PET bottle - Under neck support

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FS22.00
Published on: 09/04/2020

Measurement of labelling surface flatness of glass bottles or jars

This document provides recommendations for checking the flatness of the labelling area on glass containers. It applies to cylindrical or conical …
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FS23.00
Published on: 18/11/2024

Plastic closure ovality guidelines

This document provides best practice guidelines for taking flat-top plastic closures and sport closures for beverage applications ovality into …
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FS24.00
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Glass flaconnage for pharmaceutical products - Recommendations for use of ISO 11418 parts 1,2,3 & 4

This document concerns the options which are to be selected by manufacturers and users from the following standards: ISO 11418 - Containers and …
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FS25.00
Published on: 17/12/2020

Pilferproof finish - Definition and measurement of the neck finish height 'F'

This data sheet explains how the 'F' Dimension of a Pilferproof (PP) neck finish should be defined and measured. It specifies clearly how the …
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FS26.00
Published on: 13/01/2023

Vertical mould seams on glass neck finish

This document reviews the factors which can influence the removal of particles from a screw cap upon opening.  
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FS26.01
Published on: 22/01/2024

Surface conditions for glass finishes with outside sealing

This document aims to identify the factors that may cause the sealing surface to become rough and other factors that may affect the good sealing of …
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FS27.00
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Flaconnage decoration - Chinese new regulation CSAR

The CSAR regulation (Cosmetic Supervision and Administration Regulation), came into force in 2021 and is made of 80 articles with which cosmetic …
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