PKSC 1020 TEST 3 – BATT QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
CFR - ANSWERCode of Federal Regulations
FDCA - ANSWERFood, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
GRAS - ANSWERGenerally Recognized As Safe
PDP - ANSWERPrinciple Display Panel
OTC - ANSWEROver The Counter
RCRA - ANSWERResource Conservation and Recovery Act
VOC - ANSWERVolatile Organic Corrosives
SPI - ANSWERSociety of Plastics Industry
PMMI - ANSWERPackaging Machinery and Manufacturers Institute
CPM - ANSWERContainers Per Minute
health laws - ANSWERfocused at federal level
environmental laws - ANSWERfocused at state and local level
federal laws and regs (environmental) - ANSWERRCRA (solid waste issues)
clean water act
clean air act
issues indirectly related to packaging - ANSWERVOCs
water based inks (ink seeping into water)
incinerators
solvent recovery
special case: CFC and formed plastics (ESP)
Bottle laws - ANSWER11 states
California proposition 65 - ANSWERground water contamination prevention- made
carcinogens and substances that caused birth defects to be known
, Iowa groundwater protection act - ANSWERpackages proven to affect groundwater
banned
mandatory recycling laws - ANSWERMore like mandatory separation of trash and
recycling
solid waste recycling and source reductions laws - ANSWERpackaging review boards-
some states had them
degradable "high cone"-6 pack holders
pull tab can bans- tab must remain on can (not FL)
aseptic "brick pack" bans- bans box juice boxes
does packaging contribute to solid waste? - ANSWERlargest contributor to solid waste
(30%)
most solid waste in landfills
isn't incinerated with heat recovery
recycling helps but doesn't solve solid waste problems
recycling advancements - ANSWERusually just mandatory separation from trash
not everything can be recycled
FDA has regulations dealing with food container recycling
success with glass, aluminum, and paper/paperboard
EPA hierarchy of solutions to waste - ANSWER1. source reduction
2. recycling
3. incineration with energy recovery
4. landfill
how are packages designed for disposal? - ANSWERmust be designed for minimal
impact on enviro.
must consider other countries standards (GER. green dot program)
Plastic sorting codes (SPI standardized) - ANSWER1= PETE
2= HDPE
3=PVC
4= LDPE
5= PP
6= PS
7= other (includes multilayer)
what are CFRs? - ANSWERwhere you find details of laws
standards of practice - ANSWERnot laws, but practices that can be upheld in court
cases
First law to indirectly affect packaging - ANSWERFood and Drug law 1906
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
CFR - ANSWERCode of Federal Regulations
FDCA - ANSWERFood, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
GRAS - ANSWERGenerally Recognized As Safe
PDP - ANSWERPrinciple Display Panel
OTC - ANSWEROver The Counter
RCRA - ANSWERResource Conservation and Recovery Act
VOC - ANSWERVolatile Organic Corrosives
SPI - ANSWERSociety of Plastics Industry
PMMI - ANSWERPackaging Machinery and Manufacturers Institute
CPM - ANSWERContainers Per Minute
health laws - ANSWERfocused at federal level
environmental laws - ANSWERfocused at state and local level
federal laws and regs (environmental) - ANSWERRCRA (solid waste issues)
clean water act
clean air act
issues indirectly related to packaging - ANSWERVOCs
water based inks (ink seeping into water)
incinerators
solvent recovery
special case: CFC and formed plastics (ESP)
Bottle laws - ANSWER11 states
California proposition 65 - ANSWERground water contamination prevention- made
carcinogens and substances that caused birth defects to be known
, Iowa groundwater protection act - ANSWERpackages proven to affect groundwater
banned
mandatory recycling laws - ANSWERMore like mandatory separation of trash and
recycling
solid waste recycling and source reductions laws - ANSWERpackaging review boards-
some states had them
degradable "high cone"-6 pack holders
pull tab can bans- tab must remain on can (not FL)
aseptic "brick pack" bans- bans box juice boxes
does packaging contribute to solid waste? - ANSWERlargest contributor to solid waste
(30%)
most solid waste in landfills
isn't incinerated with heat recovery
recycling helps but doesn't solve solid waste problems
recycling advancements - ANSWERusually just mandatory separation from trash
not everything can be recycled
FDA has regulations dealing with food container recycling
success with glass, aluminum, and paper/paperboard
EPA hierarchy of solutions to waste - ANSWER1. source reduction
2. recycling
3. incineration with energy recovery
4. landfill
how are packages designed for disposal? - ANSWERmust be designed for minimal
impact on enviro.
must consider other countries standards (GER. green dot program)
Plastic sorting codes (SPI standardized) - ANSWER1= PETE
2= HDPE
3=PVC
4= LDPE
5= PP
6= PS
7= other (includes multilayer)
what are CFRs? - ANSWERwhere you find details of laws
standards of practice - ANSWERnot laws, but practices that can be upheld in court
cases
First law to indirectly affect packaging - ANSWERFood and Drug law 1906
