ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 23560 Second edition 2015-03-15 Woven polypropylene sacks for bulk packaging of foodstuffs Sacs tissés en polypropylene pour I'emballage en vrac de denreées alimentaires Reference number ISO 23560:2015(E) ISO International Organization for Standardization see=Zhejang Institute of Standardization 5956617 @IS02015 vided by IHS under I No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS IS0 23560:2015(E) COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DOCUMENT @ISO2015 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either ISO at the address below or ISO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56 : CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax +41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland Inteationai br DrganizationforStandardization Not for Resale,2015/6/29 08:01:30 No reproduction or networking permited without license from IHS IS0 23560:2015(E) Contents Page Foreword ..iv Introduction. ..V 1 Scope. ..1 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions 4 Manufacture ..1 4.1 Raw materials .1 4.2 Fabric ..2 5 Sack. ..2 6 Liner .3 7 Requirements .3 7.1 Conditioning and test conditions .3 7.2 Construction parameters .3 7.3 UV resistance 3 7.4 Mass of the bale .3 7.5 Drop testing. 3 8 Food compatibility .3 9 Marking and packaging .3 9.1 Marking on sacks .3 9.2 Packaging 4 9.3 Marking on bales. 10 Sampling and criteria for conformity ..4 10.1 Sampling. .4 10.2 Criteria for conformity ..4 Annex A (normative) Method of calculation of the mass of a sack Annex B (normative) Breaking strength of fabric and bottom seam ..7 Annex C (normative) Drop testing .8 Bibliography 9 iii icensee=Zhejang Institute of Standardization 5956617 vithout license from IHS