MIL-C-44072C
| 106 | Any impression or design on the heat seal surfaces which conceals or impairs visual detection of seal defects. 5/ | |
| 107 | Not packaged as specified. | |
| 108 | Presence of stress cracks in the aluminum foil. 6/ 7/ | |
| 201 | Label missing, incorrect, or illegible. | |
| 202 | Tear notch or serrations missing or does not facilitate opening. | |
| 203 | Seal width less than 1/8 inch but greater than 1/16 inch. | |
| 204 | Presence of delamination. 3/ |
1/ Any evidence of rodent or insect infestation shall be cause for rejection of the lot.
2/ The effective closure seal is defined as any uncontaminated, fusion bonded, continuous path, minimum 1/16 inch wide, from side seal to side seal that produces a hermetically sealed pouch.
3/ Delamination defect classification:
Major - Delamination of the outer ply in the pouch seal area that can be propagated to expose aluminum foil at the food product edge of the pouch after manual flexing of the delaminated area. To flex, the delaminated area shall be held between the thumb and forefinger of each hand with both thumbs and forefingers touching each other. The delaminated area shall then be rapidly flexed 10 times by rotating both hands in alternating clockwisecounterclockwise directions. Care shall be exercised when flexing delaminated areas near the tear notches to avoid tearing the pouch material. After flexing, the separated outer ply shall be grasped between thumb and forefinger and gently lifted toward the food product edge of the seal or if the separated area is too small to be held between thumb and forefinger, a number two stylus shall be inserted into the delaminated area and a gentle lifting force applied against the outer ply. If separation of the outer ply can be made to extend to the product edge of the seal with no discernible resistance to the gentle lifting, the delamination shall be classified as a major defect. Additionally, spot delamination of the outer ply in the body of the pouch that is able to be propagated beyond its initial borders is also a major defect. To determine if the laminated area is a defect, use the following procedure: Mark the outside edges of the delaminated area using a bold permanent marking pen. Open the pouch and remove the contents. Cut the pouch transversely not closer than 1/4 inch (+1/16 inch) from the delaminated area. The pouch shall be flexed in the area in question using the procedure described above. Any propagation of the delaminated area, as evidenced by the delaminated area exceeding the limits of the outlined borders, shall be classified as a major defect. Minor - Minor delamination of the outer ply in the pouch seal area is acceptable and shall
not be classified as a minor defect unless it extends to within 1/16 inch of the food product edge
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