Standard No.:	GB/T 14251-2017
English Name:	General technical standard for metal container of canned food
Chinese Name:	罐头食品金属容器通用技术要求
Chinese Classification:	A82    Packaging material and container
Professional Classification:	GB    National Standard
Source Content Issued by:	AQSIQ; SAC
Issued on:	2017-09-07
Implemented on:	2018-10-1
Status:	valid
Superseding:	GB/T 14251-1993 Technical specifications of round tin-Plate container for canned foods
Target Language:	English
File Format:	PDF
Word Count:	16500 words
Translation Price(USD):	490.0
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GB/T 14251-2017 General technical standard for metal container of canned food 1 Scope This standard specifies the terms and definitions, product classification, quality requirements, food safety requirements, test methods, inspection rules, markings, packaging, transportation, storage requirements for metal container of canned food. This standard is applicable to the food cans and full cans for canned food, which are made of tinplate or electrolytic chromium-coated steel (ECCS) or aluminum alloy plate. 2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. GB/T 2828.1 Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes - Part 1: Sampling schemes indexed by acceptance quality limit (AQL) for lot-by-lot inspection GB 4806.9 National food safety standard - Food contact metal materials and articles GB/T 5231-2012 Designation and chemical composition of wrought copper and copper alloys GB/T 6682 Water for analytical laboratory use - Specification and test methods QB/T 2763-2006 Coated tinplate (or ECCS) 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. 3.1 laminated steel composite material with dual properties of polymer material and metal material, which is formed by bonding a layer of polymer film onto the surface of tinplate or ECCS through melting or adhesive method 3.2 laminated aluminum composite material with dual properties of polymer material and metal material, which is formed by bonding a layer of polymer film onto the surface of aluminum alloy plate through melting or adhesive method 3.3 can body container formed by combining a metal can body with a top or bottom end, or by stamping and drawing a whole metal plate 3.4 three-piece can packaging container composed of metal top end, can body and bottom end 3.5 two-piece can container formed by sealing a can body, which is formed by stamping and drawing of the bottom and body of the can with a whole sheet metal, and a metal top end

Foreword i 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions 4 Product classification 5 Quality requirements 6 Food safety requirements 7 Test methods 8 Inspection rules 9 Marking, packaging, transportation and storage Annex A (Normative) Quality requirements for pure copper wire used for welding canned metal container Annex B (Informative) Calculation method and look-up table method for overlap length and overlap percent