Testing Standard:
ISTA 3K Fast Moving Consumer Goods for the European Retail Supply Chain
Standard Number
ISTA 3K
Standard Title
Fast Moving Consumer Goods in the European Retail Supply Chain
Overview for ISTA 3K:
Rationale for ISTA 3K:
ISTA 3K Fast Moving Consumer Goods in the European Retail Supply Chain. Used to evaluate the protective performance of packaged consumer goods related to thermal conditions, shocks, vibration, and other stressors normally encountered from the retailer-controlled parts of this supply chain. The procedure creates general simulation hazards in a regulated laboratory environment that is repeatable.
Key Points:
- ISTA 3K evaluates the performance of packaged-products in retailer-controlled supply chain
- ISTA 3K provides a guide to evaluate packaging-systems in a regulated laboratory environment
- consider ISTA 3A if shipping outside of retailer-controlled supply chain
- Consider ISTA 3E if the unitized load is made up of the same packaged-products
Related Standards:
- ASTM D642 – Test Method for Determining Compressive Resistance of Shipping Containers, Components, and Unit Loads
- ASTM D4332 – Practice for Conditioning Containers, Packages, or Packaging Components for Testing
- ASTM D4728 – Test Method for Random Vibration Testing of Shipping Containers
- ASTM D5276 – Test Method for Drop Test of Loaded Containers by Free Fall
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