Commodity expertise of polymeric packages of LTD "COMSERV Ukraine"

Purpose. Clarification of the peculiarities of conducting expertise of polymeric packages made by Ltd «Comserv Ukraine» for establishing correspondence of the indicators of their consumer properties with the requirements of the current normative documents. Methodology. During the course of commodity expertise the following research methods were used: organoleptic (marking research, type determination, check of appearance and checking of seams of polymeric package, identification of polymer material), measuring (breaking load, dimensional characteristics). Findings. The expediency of conducting the commodity expertise of polymeric packages was defined as the modern industry the production of goods is impossible without proper packing. Packing is the mean or the complex of means providing protection of products against damages and losses, the environment - against pollution and also the process of the addressing of products. The article describes the procedure of conducting commodity expertise of polymeric packages which includes the following main stages: analysis of documents, identification of the object of research, research of indicators of consumer properties, analysis of the state results, and formulation of a substantiated reasoned solution of the problem the expert faced with. The results of commodity expertise are presented. It is established that the polymeric packages provided for the research produced by Ltd «Comserv Ukraine» with its marking corresponds the requirements of DSTU 4260:2003 Consumer package and packing. Marking. Basic principles. It allowed to identify packages accounting the nature of the packing material and its producer the ways of their further usage in case of a solution of the problem of providing of a system of collecting and processing. Internal surfaces of packages do not stick together; the packages are aptly issued; seams 0.1 mm wide are placed on 10 mm from the edge of the package; seams of packages are equal, without the burned places and wrinkles, tight. On the studied indicators - dimensional characteristics, width of a seam, its placement and quality, production material, film thickness conform to requirements regulated by DSTU 7275:2012 Bags made of polymeric and composite materials. General specifications and also do not meet the established requirements for value of an indicator durability at a gap. The practical value. The developed and tasted procedure of carrying out commodity expertise of polymeric packages can be used during conducting such kinds of examinations by the expert organizations, in the course of which the compliance of indicators of consumer properties to requirements of the existing normative documents or to terms of the contract is being established

polymeric packages; indicators of consumer properties; commodity expertise