ISO 3004-1:1979

INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 3004/1
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Hermetically sealed metal containers for food and drinks -
Part I : Round open-top general purpose food cans
Récipients métalliques étanches pour denrées alimentaires et boissons -
Partie I : Boîtes à conserves afimentaires, rondes, serties pour usage général
Second edition - 1979-02-01
Corrected and reprinted - 1979-03-01
UDC 621.798.1 : 672.46 Ref. No. IS0 3004/1-1979 (E)
Descriptors : cans, metal packages, preserved food, dimensions, capacity, dimensional tolerances.
Price based on 2 pages

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FOR E WOR D
IS0 (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation
of national standards institutes (IS0 member bodies). The work of developing
International Standards is carried out through IS0 technical committees. Every
member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been set
up has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations,
governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work.
Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated
to the member bodies for approval before their acceptance as International
Standards by the IS0 Council.
International Standard IS0 3004/1 was developed by Technical Committee
ISO/TC 52, Metal containers, and was circulated to the member bodies in
January 1978.
It has been approved by the member bodies of the following countries :
Australia India Sweden
Austria Israel Switzerland
Belgium Italy Turkey
Czec host ova kia Mexico United Kingdom
Denmark Netherlands U.S.A.
Finland New Zealand Yugoslavia
France Romania
Germany, F. R.
South Africa, Rep. of
The member bodies of the following countries expressed disapproval of the
document on technical grounds :
Canada
Poland
IS0 3004/1 cancels and replaces IS0 3004-1974.
O Intarnational Orginization for Standardization, 1979 O
Printed in Switzerland

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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD IS0 30O4/1-1979 (E)
Hermetically sealed metal containers for food and drinks -
Part I : Round open-top general purpose food cans
O INTRODUCTION “general purpose food cans” excludes not only cans for
meat, drinks, oil and fish (which are covered in parts II, III,
Grouping of hermetically sealed metal containers for food
IV and V of this International Standard) but also cans for
and drinks :
milk and fish and other fishery products for which a special
International Standard has been developed.
- Part I : Round open-top general purpose food cans.
Cans for pet-foods are covered by this International
- Part I I : Food cans for meat and products containing
Standard.
meat, for human consumption.
All can measurements in this International Standard are
- Part III : Cans for drinks.
given in accordance with the provisions of IS0 90.
- Part IV : Cans for edible oil.
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- Part V : Food cans for fish and other fish products.
2 REFERENCES
NOTE - Cans grouped under parts II, 111, IV and V are described in
IS0 90, Hermetically sealed metal containers for food and
the relevant documents.
- Specifications.
drinks
IS0 1361, Hermetically sealed metal containers for food
1 SCOPE AND FIELD OF APPLICATION
and drinks - Internal diameters of ro
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