ASTM, a voluntary standards development organization, says that the standard has application in package permeability studies, leak detection, efficacy of modified atmosphere process packaging, and storage studies.
ASTM issues oxygen headspace test
ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) Intl.'s Sub Committee F02.40 on Package Integrity approved ASTM Intl. standard F 2418-08 that covers a procedure for the determination of the oxygen concentration within a sealed package without opening or compromising the package's integrity.
May 12, 2009
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