Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations, 2001

Interpretation

• Marginal note:Definitions

  1 The definitions in this section apply in this Schedule.

  seal

  sceau d’étanchéité

  seal, in respect of a container, means any device or membrane under the closure that covers the opening of the container, including any membrane that is part of the container, such as a heat induction seal or a sonic seal. It does not include a liner or a mechanism that is an integral part of the closure. (sceau d’étanchéité)

  test sample

  échantillon d’essai

  test sample means

  • (a) in the case of a container of a chemical product, the container filled with the product in the manner in which it is sold to the consumer; or

  • (b) in the case of an empty container that is destined to receive a chemical product, the container filled with the product that it is destined to receive. (échantillon d’essai)

Test Method

Preparation of Sample for Testing

• Marginal note:Remove seal

  2 Except in the case of a single-use container,

  • (a) open the test sample;

  • (b) remove any seal that is present under the closure in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions or, if no instructions are provided, puncture the seal; and

  • (c) reclose the sample as tightly as possible without stripping the threads of the closure.

• Marginal note:Bring to room temperature

  3 Place the test sample in a test location that has a constant temperature of 23 ± 2°C for at least four hours to permit the container and its contents to reach the temperature of the test location.

Testing for Leaks

• Marginal note:Position of test sample

  4 Position the test sample

  • (a) over a clean piece of blotting paper or another paper that stains on contact with a liquid;

  • (b) in an inverted position at a 45° angle below the horizontal; and

  • (c) with the closure in the lowest possible position and free of any obstruction.

• Marginal note:Examine paper

  5 After one hour, remove the test sample and examine the paper described in paragraph 4(a) for evidence that any of the contents have leaked from the sample.

Pass or Fail

• Marginal note:Fail

  6 If an examination of the paper described in paragraph 4(a) discloses any trace of the contents of the test sample, the sample has failed the leakage test and a container of the same type as the test sample must not be used for a chemical product.

• Marginal note:Pass

  7 If no trace of the contents of the test sample is found on the paper described in paragraph 4(a), the sample has passed the leakage test and a container of the same type as the test sample may be used for a chemical product.