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Flexible Packaging - Leak and Seal Integrity

EPTIS factsheet 1028828 | Last revision 2026-09-29 | URL: https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts1028828 https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts1028828

PT provider
PT provider PT SOUTH QUALITY SAS PT SOUTH QUALITY SAS
Based in Argentina
Language(s) English
Remarks PT SOUTH QUALITY SAS (Buenos Aires, Argentina) operates this proficiency testing scheme in accordance with ISO/IEC 17043. Statistical evaluation of results follows ISO 13528. The scheme is intended for laboratories that evaluate leak and seal integrity of flexible packaging (bubble pressurization/emission and dye penetration), including laboratories working under ISO/IEC 17025. Since its launch in 2008, the scheme has been organised annually without interruption. Over this period, more than 40 laboratories from 28 countries have participated, making each ILC exercise part of a long-standing series of comparable international results.
Keywords
Product groups Consumer products
Testing fields Materials evaluation
Technical details
Test item Tested property Testing method
Metallic food bag / sterilization pouches Detection of gross leaks (bubble test) ASTM F2096 (SQ-4439)
Flexible packaging Leaks by bubble emission ASTM D3078 (SQ-4468)
Porous medical packaging Seal leaks by dye penetration ASTM F1929 (SQ-4470)
Aims of the PT scheme
Target group of participants
Linked to specific legislation / standards ASTM D3078-02 (2021) ASTM F1929-23 (2023) ASTM F2096-11 (2019)
Additional, subsidiary aims validation of testing methods
Number of participants Bilateral ILC: Participant laboratory compared to Reference laboratory or Reference material
Accredited or otherwise reviewed by a 3rd party
Operation is commissioned / requested by
Fees and frequency
Participation fee Consult us
Regularly operated Yes (At request)
Year of first operation 2008
Contact details of the PT provider
Provider Contact person
PT SOUTH QUALITY SAS
Pareja 3981 - Villa Devoto
Buenos Aires
Argentina

Phone: +54 9 11 2614 6800
Fax:
Web: https://www.ptsouthquality.com/ https://www.ptsouthquality.com/
Ms. Esther Casas
Phone: +54 9 11 2614 6800
Fax:
Email: ecasas@ptsouthquality.com ecasas@ptsouthquality.com
If you find any mistakes please contact the responsible EPTIS coordinator in Argentina, Ms Eliana Ditta. Ms Eliana Ditta.
Any questions or problems? Please contact us at eptis@bam.de.
Application version: 1.23-SNAPSHOT.20230502124635-7925ae379a631fc1ececff45d2921c8db38877d5