GB/T 43585-2023 Disposable tampons
1 Scope
This document specifies the raw materials, requirements, inspection and judgment rules, marking, packaging, transportation and storage of disposable tampons, describes the corresponding test methods, provides product classification and specifications, and defines corresponding terms and definitions.
This document is applicable to the production, inspection and sale of built-in disposable tampons used by women during menstruation.
2 Normative references
The following documents contain requirements which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
GB/T 6682 Water for analytical laboratory use - Specification and test methods
GB/T 7544-2019 Natural rubber latex male condoms - Requirements and test methods
GB/T 8170 Rules of rounding off for numerical values & expression and judgement of limiting values
GB/T 10739 Paper, board and pulps - Standard atmosphere for conditioning and testing
GB 15979 Hygienic standard for disposable sanitary products
GB/T 16292 Test method for airborne particles in clean room (zone) of the pharmaceutical industry
GB/T 16293 Test method for airborne microbe in clean room (zone) of the pharmaceutical industry
GB/T16294 Test method for setting microbe in clean room (zone) of the pharmaceutical industry
GB/T17592 Textiles - Determination of the banned azo colourants
GB/T 18412 (all parts) Textiles - Determination of the pesticide residues
GB/T 22804 Pulp, paper and board - Determination of mercury content
GB/T23344 Textiles - Determination of 4-aminoazobenzene
GB/T 24991 Paper, board and pulps - Determination of lead content - Graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry method
GB/T 24992 Paper, board and pulps - Determination of arsenic
GB/T 24997 Paper, board and pulps - Determination of cadmium content - Atomic absorption spectrometric method
GB/T 34448-2017 Tissue paper and disposable products - Determination of formaldehyde
GB/T 34845 Tissue paper - Determination of adsorbable organic halogen (AOX)
GB/T 36420 Tissue paper and products - Safety assessment management system of chemicals and materials
GB/T 37860 Paper, board and paper products - Determination of phthalates
GB 38598 General requirement for label and instruction book of disinfection products
GB/T 39391-2020 Sanitary absorbent pants for women
FZ/T 50014 Method for the determination of residual sulphur in viscoce fibres - Direct iodimetry
Safety and technical standards for cosmetics (Edition 2015) (CFDA Announcement No.268 [2015])
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
pledget
columnar cotton fiber or/and other cellulose fiber as the main absorption material, molded by special mechanical processing, wrapped with a layer of nonwovens, used for placing in vagina to absorb menstrual blood and secretions
4 Classification and specification
4.1 Classification
According to different insertion methods, disposable tampons can be divided into non-applicator (see Figure 1) and applicator disposable tampons (see Figure 2). The non-applicator disposable tampon consists of a pledget and a string, and the pledget needs to be inserted into the vagina through a finger for use; applicator disposable tampon is composed of pledget, string, applicator and plunger, and the pledget needs to be inserted into vagina through applicator and plunger.
Key
1——Pledget;
2——String.
Figure 1 Non-applicator disposable tampon
Key
1——Pledget;
2——Applicator;
3——Plunger;
4——String.
Figure 2 Applicator disposable tampon
4.2 Specification
Disposable tampons may be divided into five specifications by absorbency of pledget: light (L), regular (R), super (S), super plus (S+) and Ultra (U).
5 Raw materials
Foreword i
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Classification and specification
5 Raw materials
6 Requirements
7 Test methods
8 Inspection and judgment rules
9 Marking, packaging, transportation and storage
Annex A (Normative) Determination of push-out force of disposable tampons
Annex B (Normative) Determination of string strength and adhesion between pledget and string (dry and wet)
Annex C (Normative) Determination of pH value of pledget
Annex D (Normative) Determination of absorbency of pledget
Annex E (Normative) Determination of migratable fluorescent substance of pledget
Annex F (Normative) List of 51 types of pesticides
Annex G (Normative) Determination of string length
Annex H (Normative) List of carcinogenic aromatic amines
Annex I (Normative) Determination method for color fastness of string
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