Activity Details

Objectives:

• to give an outline of the legal requirements relating to labelling and quantity control of pre-packages and guidance on how they can be met.
•  to give delegates an update on GSO Guidelines on pre-packaged goods and other legislations ( e.g. European legislation )
• to look at OIML Recommendations R79 Labeling requirements for pre-packaged products and R87 Quantity of product in pre-packages, good regulatory practice

Who Should Attend?

Legal Metrology officers

Conformity assessment Officers

Trading Standards Officers

Quality Managers for Packing companies

Importers of pre-packages

Outlines:

o      Introduction to legal metrology and Packaged Goods Regulations

o      OIML Recommendation R79 (Labelling requirements for pre-packaged goods

o      OIML Recommendation R87 (Quantity of product in pre-packages)

• Metrological requirements for a pre-package
• Reference test for metrological requirement
• Tare procedures
• Group exercises
• Outline of examination procedure
• Group exercises (goods sold by weight
• Group exercises (goods sold by volume, length, area and count)
• Random Sampling
• Reference test for goods sold by weight.
• Group Practical exercises
• Equipment, Density measurement
• Demonstration of the Reference test for goods (non-carbonated liquid) sold by volume
• Group Practical exercises
• Visit to manufacturer or packer to carry out a reference test (agreed & arranged by the host)
• Debrief (including software demonstration)
• Drained quantity of products packed in a liquid medium
• Group Practical exercises
• Test procedures for determining the actual quantity of frozen products
• Frozen fruit and vegetables
• Glazed seafood
• Frozen shrimp and crab meat Issues