Originally Published MDDI December 2002
NEWS & ANALYSIS
Test Methods Become New ASTM StandardsTwo test methods were approved by the ASTM F2 Flexible Packaging Committee on October 17, 2002. The "Standard Test Method for Nondestructive Detection of Leaks in Nonsealed & Empty Medical Packaging Trays by CO2 Tracer Gas Method" and the "Standard Test Method for Nondestructive Detection of Leaks in Medical Packaging Which Incorporates Porous Barrier Material by CO2Tracer Gas Method" were developed using PacGuard 500 test equipment marketed by Mocon (Minneapolis). Numerical designation and publication is expected to take place in December.
In a recent press release, Ron Pilchik, business manager for Mocon Inc., said the two test methods "represent the first and presently the only instrumental nondestructive methods for testing for integrity breaches in medical packaging trays and . . . packages."
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