EN ISO 28862:2023

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-maj-2023
Embalaža - Embalaža, varna za otroke - Zahteve in preskusni postopki za
embalažo, ki je ni mogoče večkrat zapreti in ni za farmacevtske proizvode (ISO
28862:2018)
Packaging - Child-resistant packaging - Requirements and testing procedures for non-
reclosable packages for non-pharmaceutical products (ISO 28862:2018)
Verpackung - Kindergesicherte Verpackung - Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren für
nichtwiederverschließbare Verpackungen für nichtpharmazeutische Produkte (ISO
28862:2018)
Emballages - Emballage à l'épreuve des enfants - Exigences et méthodes d'essai pour
emballages non refermables pour les produits non pharmaceutiques (ISO 28862:2018)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 28862:2023
ICS:
55.020 Pakiranje in distribucija blaga Packaging and distribution of
na splošno goods in general
97.190 Otroška oprema Equipment for children
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 28862
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
March 2023
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 55.020
English Version
Packaging - Child-resistant packaging - Requirements and
testing procedures for non-reclosable packages for non-
pharmaceutical products (ISO 28862:2018)
Emballages - Emballage à l'épreuve des enfants - Verpackung - Kindergesicherte Verpackung -
Exigences et méthodes d'essai pour emballages non Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren für
refermables pour les produits non pharmaceutiques nichtwiederverschließbare Verpackungen für
(ISO 28862:2018) nichtpharmazeutische Produkte (ISO 28862:2018)
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3

European foreword
The text of ISO 28862:2018 has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 122 "Packaging” of the
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and has been taken over as EN ISO 28862:2023 by
Technical Committee CEN/TC 261 “Packaging” the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by September 2023, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by September 2023.
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patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
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According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 28862:2018 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 28862:2023 without any modification.

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 28862
First edition
2018-07
Packaging — Child-resistant
packaging — Requirements and
testing procedures for non-reclosable
packages for non-pharmaceutical
products
Emballages — Emballage à l'épreuve des enfants — Exigences et
méthodes d'essai pour emballages non refermables pour les produits
non pharmaceutiques
Reference number
ISO 28862:2018(E)
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ISO 28862:2018(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Requirements . 2
4.1 General requirements . 2
4.2 Performance requirements . 2
4.2.1 Child test . 2
4.2.2 Adult test. 2
5 Testing . 2
5.1 Principle . 2
5.2 Samples and sample preparation . 3
5.3 Procedure . 3
5.3.1 General. 3
5.3.2 Child test . 3
5.3.3 Adult test. 4
5.4 Evaluation . 5
5.4.1 Child test . 5
5.4.2 Adult test. 6
6 Test report . 6
6.1 General . 6
6.2 Child test . 7
6.3 Adult test . 7
6.4 Additional (optional) information to be recorded . 7
6.5 Overall test result . 7
Annex A (informative) Guidance for persons supervising tests with children .8
Annex B (normative) Test charts .10
Annex C (informative) Suitability of the sequential procedures chosen .12
Bibliography .13
ISO 28862:2018(E)
Foreword
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Subcommittee SC 3, Performance requirements and tests for means of packaging, packages and unit loads
(as required by ISO/TC 122).
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Normative references.
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ISO 28862:2018(E)
Introduction
Child-resistant packaging is used to create a physical barrier between a child and a potentially
hazardous product. Various types of packaging are recognized as being child-resistant, based on
performance testing against standards for specific product categories and packaging types.
Since this type of packaging was introduced, the incidence of accidental ingestion of potentially
hazardous products by children under 5 years old has fallen. The degree to which this is due to the use of
child-resistant packaging as opposed to other factors, such as greater public awareness of the hazards,
is not easily assessed, but there is little doubt that this packaging has made a positive contribution to
the reduction.
The use of child-resistant packaging needs to be confined to those products that are potentially
hazardous, or for which any legislation makes its use mandatory, since, if used in other circumstances,
there could be confusion over the degree of hazard posed by the product.
In any case, proper labelling and information by the manufacturer is important for the safe use of the
product in the home.
Child-resistant packaging acts as the last line of defence if other barriers separating the child and
hazardous product have failed. However, it has to be recognized that it is unrealistic to expect that any
functional packaging can be totally impossible for a child of 42 to 51 months inclusive to open and that
child-resistant packaging cannot be a substitute for other safety precautions.
There has been an increasing use of child-resistant packaging, therefore it is desirable to achieve
agreement on testing procedures in order to avoid confusion and misunderstanding in an area of great
importance to the safety of young children.
This document aims to reduce the number of children “exposed to training” during panel testing. Since
the introduction of performance testing, much has been learned about the use of children for testing
child-resistant packaging and attention has been focused on how the number of children involved may
be reduced. Future development of standards based on mechanical test methods is required to avoid
unnecessary child panel testing and is essential in developing physical package attributes useable by
manufacturers.
Child-resistant packaging is only the last in a series of protective measures, and does not release parents
or guardians from their duty to keep potentially dangerous products out of the reach of children.
The on-going development of non-reclosable packaging offers a significant area for innovation in
packaging. The styles of non-reclosable packages can be wide-ranging in design.
Mechanical test methods may be used to generate test data for comparison and demonstration that the
notified packaging is as safe as the original reference one. Mechanical tests are test methods generating
data by destructive or non-destructive tests of a specific reference package having shown child-
resistant properties. Consequently, the development of mechanical test methods by manufacturers
allied to current standards should be pursued as a means of reducing the reliance on child panel testing.
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 28862:2018(E)
Packaging — Child-resistant packaging — Requirements
and testing procedures for non-reclosable packages for
non-pharmaceutical products
1 Scope
This document specifies performance requirements and methods of test for non-reclosable packaging
that has been designated child-resistant and which is intended to contain non-pharmaceutical products.
This document is intended for type approval only (see 2.5) and is not intended for quality assurance
purposes.
This document applies to non-reclosable packages of the single-use type consisting of one or more
individual units.
Non-reclosable packages for pharmaceutical products are excluded from the scope of this document.
These are the subject of a separate standard, ISO 14375, Child-resistant non-reclosable packaging for
pharmaceutical products — Requirements and testing.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
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3.1
child-resistant package
package which is difficult for young children to open (or gain access to the contents), but which is
possible for adults to use properly
3.2
non-reclosable child-resistant package
child-resistant package or part of a child-resistant package which, when all or part of the contents have
been removed, cannot be properly closed again
3.3
substitute product
inert substitute resembling the product it replaces
EXAMPLE Powder, tablets or liquids (uncoloured water), etc.
3.4
unit
discrete quantity of any product to be removed from its immediate packaging in its entirety
ISO 28862:2018(E)
3.5
type approval
procedure to certify as child-resistant a specific type of non-reclosable package, formed from a specified
set of materials
3.6
single use package
package of one or several units which are not only individually protected but also individually
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