AS 2070-1999

FOREWORD1 SCOPE2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS3 DEFINITIONS4 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW PLASTICS MATERIALS AND REWORK MATERIALS5 IDENTIFICATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF NEW PLASTICS MATERIALS6 IDENTIFICATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF REWORK MATERIALS7 SELECTION OF REWORK MATERIALS8 STORAGE AND CONTROL9 PROCESSING AIDS, ADDITIVES AND COLOURANTS10 PRINTING INKS AND COATINGS11 MANUFACTURE OF MULTILAYER PRODUCTS12 FACTORY HYGIENE13 PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS14 PACKAGING OF FINISHED ITEMS15 STORAGE OF FINISHED ITEMS16 IDENTIFICATION OF PLASTICS ITEMS

Sets out materials and procedures to be used during the various stages of production of plastics materials, coating and printing of plastics items for food contact and subsequent use. This includes such items as packages, domestic containers, wrapping materials, utensils or any other plastics items intended for food contact applications.

This Standard specifies materials and the procedures for use during thevarious stages of production of plastics materials, coating and printing of plastics itemsfor food contact and subsequent use. This includes such items as packages, domesticcontainers, wrapping materials, utensils or any other plastics items intended for foodcontact applications.

Originated, in part, as part of AS 2070.1-1977.
Previous editions AS 2070.1-1992, AS 2070.2-1992, AS 2070.3-1992, AS 2070.4-1992, AS 2070.5-1992, AS 2070.6-1995, AS 2070.7-1992, AS 2070.8-1992 and AS 2171-1992.
AS 2070.1-1992, AS 2070.2-1992, AS 2070.3-1992, AS 2070.4-1992, AS 2070.5-1992, AS 2070.6-1995, AS 2070.7-1992, AS 2070.8-1992 and AS 2171-1992 revised, amalgamated and redesignated AS 2070-1999.