Child-proof packaging began in the United States in 1970. The "Poison Prevention Packaging Act" (PPPA) mandated child-safe packaging for products harmful to children. A large number of accidents involving household, gardening and automotive chemicals, as well as accidents involving drugs and other hazardous substances, triggered the legislative process. Since then, the frequency and severity of incidents involving the introduction of child-resistant packaging has decreased significantly.
The testing procedures for child-safe packaging were fixed in accordance with the PPPA standard to ensure its functional reliability. In these tests, 200 children aged 42 to 51 months had to try to open a package. If 80 percent could not complete this task, the package could be considered child-resistant. However, it is also important that adults, especially older adults, are able to open and reattach. Many other countries have followed the U.S. example published in US 16 CFR § 1700.20 and have developed similar standards.
Child-resistant packaging, often referred to as CR packaging, is a special type of packaging. Manufacturers use it to reduce the risk of children consuming harmful substances because the design of such packaging makes it difficult for children to open it. However, the manufacturer has designed it in such a way that most adults can use the contents of the package. Package testing helps determine if the package is accessible to adults with disabilities and older adults. Generally for CR packaging products to prevent children from opening the package test, we referred to as CR certification (CR test).
Related standards for child-resistant open package testing:
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission 16 CFR Part 1700 - Requirements for Special Packaging of Household Substances
US 16 CFR § 1700.20 U.S. child-resistant open packaging - requirements and test procedures for repackable parts
ASTM D3475 U.S. child-resistant packaging - Requirements and test procedures for reopenable packages
ISO 8317-2015/EN ISO 8317-2015 EU child-resistant packaging - Requirements and test procedures for reopenable packages
ISO 14375-2018/ BS ISO 14375-2018/EN 14375-2016/BS EN14375-2016 Child-resistant packaging. Requirements and test procedures for single-use packaging
EN 862 - EU child-resistant packaging. Requirements and test procedures for non-reclosable packaging for non-pharmaceutical products
CSA Z76.1 - Canadian Standard: Child-resistant packaging that can be opened repeatedly
CSA Z76.2 - Canadian Standard: Non-reopenable child-resistant packaging
ISO 28862:-2018/ BS ISO 28862-2018/EN 862-2016 Child-proof packaging. Requirements and test procedures for disposable packaging
ASTM F2517- 2017 Test procedures for special packaging
EN28317-1992/ CSA Z76.1-2016 Requirements and test procedures for childproof packaging for reclosable packaging
etc...
Test scope:
Child-resistant openable bags, child-resistant openable bottle caps, reagent bottles and drug caps, food packaging bags, bottle caps, effervescent tablet caps, medical packaging bottles, combination caps, 0PC bottles, 0COP bottles, oral solution polyester bottles, child-safe packaging boxes, safe medicine bottles, squeeze bottles, packaging bags, etc...
Test request object:
Requirement of 200 children age distribution
30 % of each group aged between 42-44 months 60
40 % of each group between 45-48 months of age 80
60 individuals in each group with 30% age between 49-51 months.
Children's age algorithm: those less than 15 days are counted as less than one month, those 15 days and older are counted as one month.
Note: The ratio of the number of boys to girls in each age group should not exceed 10%
Second: 200 adults are required for age distribution
30% of each group aged between 50-54 years old 25 persons
25 people in each group 40% between the ages of 55-59
50 people in each group 30% between the ages of 60-70
Male to female ratio: 30%:70%, with 17-18 girls between the ages of 50-54.
