Test and Inspection > Inspection of the Wrapping Method and Materials of the Goods Objective Our goal is to control the generation of packaging wastes by businesses and encourage recycling by conducting inspections on whether such businesses are abiding by standards set for packaging material and the method of wrapping. Standards for Packaging Material and Method of Wrapping ▣ Packaging material: PVC packaging material is prohibited for the packaging of eggs, quail eggs, fried foods, kimbap (Korean style sushi rolls), hamburgers, and sandwiches. ▣ Packaging method: Standards are set to control unnecessary packaging by reducing the amount of packaging materials and packaging times. Twenty-three items of 5 unit products are the target of the packaging method regulation, including food, cosmetics, detergent, miscellaneous goods, quasi-drugs, clothes, and composite products, etc.   <Packaging Method Standard by Item > Item Standard Packaging Space Rate Packaging Time Unit Product Food & Beverage Processed food 15% and below 2 times and below Beverage 10% and below 1 time and below Liquor 10% and below 2 times and below Confectionery 20% and below(35% and less for a decoration cake) 2 times and below Health supplementary food 15% and below 2 times and below Cosmetics Cosmetics (including aromatics) 10% and below(excluding perfume) 2 times and below Detergent Detergent 10% and below 2 times and below Miscellaneous goods Toys, Dolls 35% and below 2 times and below Stationery 30% and below 2 times and below Accessories (purses, belts) 30% and below 2 times and below Quasi drug Quasi drug 20% and below 2 times and below Clothes Shirts, Underwear 10% and below 1 times and below Composite Product Primary food, Processed food, Beverage, Liquor, Confectionery, Health Supplementary food, Cosmetics, Detergent, Accessories 25% and below 2 times and below   Unit Product (not using a fixation)   ▣ Standard: 10% and below (Unit product: liquor) ▣ Measurements for producing packaging cubic contents - Packaging container thickness (T): 5.5㎜                                          length (A): 238.0㎜                                          breadth (B): 73.0㎜                                          height (H): 73.0㎜ - In accordance with the formula to derive package cubic contents:    Cubic contents (C)＝ 238 × 73 × 73 ＝ 1,268,302.0㎣ ※ Note: For composite or unit products that don't use a buffer or fixation, cubic contents are produced with only inner size measures. ▣ Measurements for producing product's cubic contents   bottle length: 230.0㎜   breath: 71.0㎜   height: 71.0㎜   Product Volume (V) ＝ 230 × 71 × 71＝1,159,430.0㎣ ▣ Packaging space rate ▣ This product is judged to be properly packaged as it satisfies the packaging space rate standard of 10% and below. Unit Product (Using a fixation)   ▣ Standard: Packaging space rate of 15% and below (Unit product: liquor, use a paper fixation) ▣ Measurements for producing packaging cubic contents - Packaging container thickness (T): 10.5㎜                                           length (A): 266.0㎜                                           breadth (B): 98.0㎜                                           height (H): 98.0㎜ - In accordance with the formula to derive package cubic contents:    Cubic content (C)＝{266＋2(10.5－10)}×{98＋2(10.5－10)}×98 ＝2,590,434.0㎣ ※ Note: As the thickness of the container is more than 10mm, the parts exceeding 10mm are included in the cubic content. ▣ Measurements for producing product's cubic contents   Bottle length: 256.0㎜               breadth: 82.0㎜               height: 82.0㎜   Product Volume (V) ＝ (256+10)(82+10)(82+10)＝2,251,424.0㎣ ※ Note: As it uses a buffer/fixation, the 5mm thick space, adjacent to the product thickness (length, breadth, and height), is regarded as a necessary space cubic content. The product volume is calculated by adding 10mm (5㎜×2) each to the product length, breadth, and height. ▣ Packaging space rate ▣ For this product, if it uses a plastic saucer, the packaging space rate is 13.1%, thus violating the standard (10% and below). However, if it uses a paper buffer/fixation, the standard is upgraded to 15% and below (10% and below + 5), then it is judged to be properly packaged. Composite Product (not using a fixation)   ▣ Standard: Packaging space rate of 25% and below (Composite product) ▣ Measurements for producing packaging cubic contents - Packaging container thickness (T): 3.0㎜                                           length (A): 423.0㎜                                           breadth (B): 195.0㎜                                           height (H): 58.0㎜ - In accordance with the formula to derive package cubic contents:   Cubic contents (C)＝ 423 × 195 × 58 ＝ 4,784,130.0㎣ ※ Note: For composite or unit products that don't use a buffer or fixation, cubic contents are produced with only inner size measures. ▣ Measurements for producing product's cubic contents   Bottle length: 190.0㎜               breadth: 139.0㎜               height: 53.2㎜   Product Volume (V) ＝ 190 × 139 × 53.2＝1,405,012.0㎣ ▣ Packaging space rate ▣ This product is judged to be properly packaged as it satisfies the packaging space rate standard of 25% and below. Composite Product (using a fixation)   ▣ Standard: Packaging space rate of 25% and below (using single material plastic buffer/fixation excluding PVC) ▣ Measurements for producing packaging cubic contents - Packaging container thickness (T): 3.0㎜                                           length (A): 441.0㎜                                           breadth (B): 298.0㎜                                           height (H): 74.0㎜ - In accordance with the formula to derive package cubic contents:   Cubic contents   (C)={441－2(10－3)×0.6}{298－2(10－3)×0.6}×74＝9,270,791.0㎣ ※ Note: When a composite product needs to be packaged with buffer/fixation for protecting and fixing the product, and if the packaging container is 10mm and less thick, 60% of the volume of the part lacking the 10mm thickness(only for the front, back, and sides) is excluded from the packaging volume. - Packaging cubic contents ▣ Measurements for producing product's cubic contents Items for a gift set: 2 honeys, 1 ginseng tea, 1 spoon - Bottle length: 159.0㎜                breadth: 91.3㎜                height: 56.7㎜ Product Volume (V₁)＝(159＋10)(91.3＋10)(56.7＋10)＝1,141,884.0㎣ - Tea box’s length: 190.0mm                        breadth: 139.0mm                        height: 53.2mm Product Volume (V₂)＝(190＋10)(139＋10)(53.2＋10)＝1,883,360.0㎣ - Spoons’ length: 234.0mm- breadth: 39.0mm                     height: 10.8mm                     Product Volume (V₃)＝(234＋10)(39＋10)(10.8＋10)＝248,684.8㎣ ▣ Packaging space rate ▣ It is a excessive package more than double the packaging space rate standard of 25 % and less. Thus, the package should be redesigned to be a proper one.