A question from an environmental consulting firm I work with on January 18, 2018 regarding one of their clients:
Dan,
We have a client who asked what the duration of time that was required to maintain what he called, “UN POP Testing Reports.”
I believe he is referring to package certifications which are given after the packaging meets stress test guidelines and allows the person to request the packaging be made by a container manufacturer and include the specification mark.
I may also be incorrect in that presumption. Perhaps POP is referring to Performance-Oriented Packaging and means something else.
Can you shed some light on this please? Include any regulatory reference if possible.
Thanks
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My reply that same day:
He is probably referring to the Performance Oriented Packaging standard created by the UN to test and confirm a packaging meets a specification. USDOT specification packaging includes UN Standard which is subject to POPS.
- 49 CFR 178.601(l) for non-bulk packaging & 178.801(l) for IBC:
- Manufacturer: as long as manufactured and two years thereafter.
- Design testing: six years after test successfully performed. Combination packaging or for Division 6.2: seven years.
- Periodic retesting: one year after test successfully performed. Combination packaging or for Division 6.2: two years.
I hope this helps. Please contact me with any other questions.
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