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BS 3221-6:1987

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Medicine measures Specification for free-standing plastics medicine measuring spoons of 5 mL capacity

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-01-1987

Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
1. Scope
2. Material of construction
3. Capacity
4. Design
5. Impact resistance
6. Resistance to breakage
7. Resistance to hot water
8. Marking
Appendices
A. Guidance for selection of materials
B. Method for determination of capacity
C. Test for rigidity of handle
D. Test for resistance to breakage
E. Test for resistance to hot water
Figures
1. Dimensions of spoon
2. Suitable apparatus for testing resistance to breakage

Requirements for a spoon of such design that it can be set down on a horizontal surface when filled with liquid medicine.

This Part of BS3221 specifies the basic requirements for free-standing medicine measuring spoons of 5mL capacity made from plastics materials.

NOTE The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.

Committee
CH/100
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 86/51173 DC and BS 3221-6(1983). (07/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2011. (11/2011)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
12
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

BS 1679-4:1969 Specification for containers for pharmaceutical dispensing Plastics containers for tablets and ointments

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