Document Details
Name of Department/Committee : PCD 21
Document Number : PCD 21 ( 27985)
Document Title [English] : GUIDE ON SUITABILITY OF PLASTICS FOR FOOD PACKAGING
Document Title [Hindi] : खाद्य पैकेजिंग के लिये प्लास्टिक की उपयुक्तता पर मार्गदर्शन
Document Type : Revision
Language : English
Priority : 3
ICS Code : 83.080.01; 67.250
Date of Project Approval : 27-03-2025
Standards to be Revised :
Sl.No. Is No & Year
1 IS 10171: 1999
Standards to be Superseded :


Classification Details
Group : Chemicals, Plastics and their Products including packaging and Environment
Sub Group : Plastic Films, Bottles, Jars, Pipes, Sockets and Other Products
Sub Sub Group : Plastic in food packaging
Aspects : Others
Risk : None
Certification : Not Certifiable
Short Commom Man's Title :
ITCHS Code :
Ministry :
  • Ministry of Health and Family Welfare - Department of Health and Family Welfare
Sustainable development Goals :
Degree of Equivalence : Indigenous
Identical/Equivalent Standards :
Organization Type:

Sl.No. Synosis Points
1 This standard covers primarily various thermoplastics singly or in combination which are considered suitable for direct food contact applications. This standard provides a general guidance to the food packer in selecting the specific thermoplastic material, singly or in combination, to design an acceptable food packaging system.

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1 07-05-2025 07-10-2025 22-12-2025 07-05-2026 Ms. Anmol Agarwal 07-05-2025