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BS EN ISO 8317
BS EN ISO 8317
ISO 8317 is an internationally acknowledged standard; it defines the performance of re-closable child-resistant packages and includes testing methods. The standard applies to packaging systems used to store products that have the potential to harm children, such as pharmaceuticals, healthcare products, chemicals, and household products. The intent of child-resistant packaging is to reduce the likelihood that a young child can access the product while not interfering with the ability of a normal adult product user to use the product. ISO 8317 provides test procedures to evaluate the success of a package to resist the deliberate attempts of children to access its contents and reclose it when needed by adults, including senior users. Presto Stantest provides advanced packaging test solutions to enable manufacturers to assess packaging performance as per ISO 8317.
Significance
Products that may be harmful if precariously accessible by children require careful packaging safety consideration. To support manufacturers, ISO 8317 is used to ensure their packaging system is sufficiently protective for the product without also limiting its use. The standard provides a uniform approach to assessing child-resistant packaging features for use in packaging development, regulatory compliance, and quality assurance programs. Packaging test results can be used to identify areas that might need improvement in packaging design as well as to help choose safer packaging. Regular testing also enhances consumer confidence and mitigates the likelihood of accidental exposure incidents among the manufacturers. Scope Reclosable packaging systems using child-resistant features are included in ISO 8317. The standard outlines procedures for assessing package performance through controlled testing involving both children and adult participants. It is used for packaging products where access needs to be limited, such as pharmaceutical products, chemicals, consumer products, etc. It measures child resistance, adult usability, and package effectiveness with a standardized approach at specified test conditions.