Statistical Sampling of Packaging Material Testing? Fast Moving Consumer Goods

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patriot19472001

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Dear All,

I'm Quality Assurance and Food Safety Professional. I want to know that how statistical sampling of Packaging Material (for testing) can be performed for FMCG industry? Please be specific with reference material.

Waiting for quick response.

Regards.

Ghulam Mustafa
 
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tamale

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Patriot,

What kind of packaging ? paper , plastic, box-board?

Also could you explain FMCG please!

Tamale
 
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patriot19472001

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Dear Tamale,

We are mineral water concern in KSA. We are using following primary and secondary packaging & other materials,

1- corrugated cartons
2- Plastic closures
3- PS Cups
4- Aluminum foil for cups
5-Preforms for PET bottles
6- shrink films & stretch films

Along with these; there are paper labels, plastic sleeves for bottles, Glue, tape and all other materials used in any water manufacturing concern. I have to write the Work Instructions for sampling and testing of all of these materials but don't know that what should be the frequency of sampling for these materials? Are there any specific code of statistical sampling or different methods "ll be used?

Hope that now its clear.

Regards,

Ghulam Mustafa
 
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tamale

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Patriot,

I can perhaps help you for certain items.

Corrugated boxes: the manufacturer has test results of the corrugated material used to make your boxes. get this information from him in the form of a certificate of analysis. It is very expensive to equip a lab for corrugated testing however there are some test that can be performed by yourselves that easy and cheap. These include thickness and size.

As for strength many companies will perform a drop test with a full case of the product they are packaging. It simulates handling incidents and will determine if the corrugated or the packaged material withstands being dropped by personnel.

I am enclosing a corrugated box standard that list applicable manufacturing test standards. This will help you in securing proper information from your supplier. Also you will find a simple drop test to base your own on.

As for label printing, establish a visual standard with the printer and compare samples from each new shipment to the standard for colour and size.Keep the colour standard in a dark place and take it out only when in use. Make a new standard once a year.

Glue should reveal its qualities in the drop test.

I have never tested shrink and stretch film although I have it extensively.

I'm sorry but I cannot help you with the bottling part of your needs.

Hope this helps!

Tamale
 

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patriot19472001

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THANK YOU very much for this immense help and guidance. But this is not exactly what i need. Perhaps i didn't clear the situation. Actually i need the statistical sampling techniques for these materials. For example when the lot of corrugated cartons "ll be received to materials store, how much samples should i take which "ll represent the lot? From where these samples "ll be taken to cover the whole lot?

Hope now the situation is clear.

Regards,

Ghulam Mustafa
 
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