ISTA Procedure 3K Fast Moving Consumer Goods

Testing Standard:

ISTA Procedure 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 Procedure 3K:

ISTA 3K is a general simulation test for fast moving consumer packaged-products shipped through multiple-retail supply chain environments in Europe. This procedure utilizes general simulation of actual transport hazards by packaged consumer goods. Purple Diamond offers ISTA 3K Testing as part of our packaging distribution testing services.

Rationale for ISTA Procedure 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:

Evaluates the performance of packaged-products in retailer-controlled supply chain
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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ISTA Procedure 3K Fast Moving Consumer Goods – European Retail

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