Glass Bottles for Carbonated Soft Drinks

摘要

The Voluntary Product Standard covers conventional refillable and nonrefillable glass bottles that are manufactured from soda-lime-silica glass that have a nominal capacity of up to and including 36 fluid ounces, and that are intended for use in the packaging of soft drinks carbonated to a maximum of five volumes. Manufacturing requirements for bottles are provided for temper number, thermal shock resistance, internal pressure, strength, impact resistance, abrasion resistance, detection of visual defects, wall thickness, dimensional tolerances for height and maximum outside diameter, tolerances for capacity and mass (weight), perpendicularity, bottom characteristics, and bottle identification. A model statement is included for use on manufacturing orders and invoices specifying the maximum carbonation volumes intended for the bottles. Terms are defined or described that include trade terms and methods for identifying bottles that conform to the Standard.