National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation of ISO 22982‑1:2021.

The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee PKW/0, Packaging.

A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its committee manager.

This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.

Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.

This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 March 2021.

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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 122, Packaging.

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Introduction

This document is developed in reflection of the situation where producers and users experience confusion regarding the test procedures of temperature-controlled transport packages for parcel shipping. Despite the increasing international attention to product safety and quality of cold chain parcel shipping through e-commerce, an International Standard that addresses the variations in the use of proper package testing has been missing. This document should be directly applicable to less developed countries as well as developed countries in terms of cold chain system or temperature-controlled supply chain.

The purpose of this document is to specify the general requirements of temperature-controlled packaging systems for transport packaging during parcel shipping. The packages are delivered under temperature-controlled supply chain on the purpose of controlling products' qualities, safety and services.

In certain circumstances, however, agreements can be made among stakeholders under the conditions, including but not limited to the following:

when products weigh heavily;
when dry ice or possible hazardous materials are present inside the package; or
when there is any specific temperature requirement.

1 Scope

This document specifies the general requirements of transport packaging, especially the containers, which are formed or prepared for the temperature-controlled transport services of parcel shipping. Safety or sanitation is not covered in this document.

This document set outs the general requirements for transport packaging for safe storage and distribution of temperature-sensitive products.

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

4 Classifications

4.1 Temperature-controlled packaging systems

4.2 Using phase changing material for temperature-controlled packaging system

5 Packaging dimensions

5.1 Plan view dimension

5.2 Tolerance of thickness

6 Safety

6.1 General handling

6.2 Stacking

6.3 Use of phase changing material

6.4 Dry ice safety precautions

7 Performance

7.1 Surface

7.2 Tolerance for weight

7.3 Measurement of capacity

7.4 Sanitation

7.5 Thermal performance

8 Symbol and labelling

8.1 General

8.2 Labelling position

Bibliography

BS ISO 22982-1:2021

Transport packaging. Temperature-controlled transport packages for parcel shipping - General requirements

Current

Published:

31 Mar 2021