GB/T 14251-2017 in English

《GB/T 14251-2017罐头食品金属容器通用技术要求》由TC64（全国食品工业标准化技术委员会）归口，主管部门为国家标准化管理委员会。

GB/T 14251-2017 General technical standard for metal container of canned food

1 Scope

This standard specifies the terms and definitions, product classification, quality requirements, food safety requirements, test methods, inspection rules, markings, packaging, transportation, storage requirements for metal container of canned food.

This standard is applicable to the food cans and full cans for canned food, which are made of tinplate or electrolytic chromium-coated steel (ECCS) or aluminum alloy plate.

2 Normative references

The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application 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 2828.1 Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes - Part 1: Sampling schemes indexed by acceptance quality limit (AQL) for lot-by-lot inspection
GB 4806.9 National food safety standard - Food contact metal materials and articles
GB/T 5231-2012 Designation and chemical composition of wrought copper and copper alloys
GB/T 6682 Water for analytical laboratory use - Specification and test methods
QB/T 2763-2006 Coated tinplate (or ECCS)

3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.

3.1
laminated steel
composite material with dual properties of polymer material and metal material, which is formed by bonding a layer of polymer film onto the surface of tinplate or ECCS through melting or adhesive method

3.2
laminated aluminum
composite material with dual properties of polymer material and metal material, which is formed by bonding a layer of polymer film onto the surface of aluminum alloy plate through melting or adhesive method

3.3
can body
container formed by combining a metal can body with a top or bottom end, or by stamping and drawing a whole metal plate

3.4
three-piece can
packaging container composed of metal top end, can body and bottom end

3.5
two-piece can
container formed by sealing a can body, which is formed by stamping and drawing of the bottom and body of the can with a whole sheet metal, and a metal top end

Foreword i
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Product classification
5 Quality requirements
6 Food safety requirements
7 Test methods
8 Inspection rules
9 Marking, packaging, transportation and storage
Annex A (Normative) Quality requirements for pure copper wire used for welding canned metal container
Annex B (Informative) Calculation method and look-up table method for overlap length and overlap percent