Other Flashcards
What does COSHH stand for?
Control Of Substances Hazardous to health.
How much does cork expand when boiled?
20%
What percentage of air is nitrogen?
80%
What is the tank holding filtered spirit called?
Bright spirit tank
What can product storage tanks be fitted with as a safety stop?
Flame arrestors
Which CIP system consists of tanks of the correct concentration of detergent/sterilant?
Recovery
What is a disadvantage of liquid PVC plastisol crowns?
bottles on lower level of pallet leaking
What instrument can be used to measure temperature?
Transmitting resistance thermometer.
What increases as the number of stock keeping units increases in the warehouse?
complexity of raw materials and finished goods.
What can be done to bottle prior to closure to prevent air pickup?
Fobbing
What effluent parameter is limited to 10000kg/24th?
COD
What is the minimum tempt and time for total sterilisation?
120C and 15 mins
Following HACCP procedures for filling ensures what?
Quality of spirits is protected
How can effluent be monitored and sampled?
using flow meters
What companies can be used for pallet provision?
CHEP
Which material can corrode most metals and why?
Chlorine due to strong oxidising agent.
How many stages are there in a standard water management system
8
What does a good TQM system need to include?
Motivated, well trained staff, well ,maintained plant
What type of fillers are used for cream liquors
Low vaccum
What sterilant is effective at low concentrations but may have an adverse effect on foam stability?
quaternary ammonia compounds
What does JIT stand for in relation to warehousing?
Just In time for prodution ordering
What are chlorine, bromine and iodine all examples of?
Halogen Sterilants
What causes wal thickness variability in blow and blow bottles?
Air bubble not uniform to internal shape.
How are excise taxes distinguished from customs duties?
Excises are inland taxes whereas duties are border taxes.
What should the design of a bottle take into account?
A whole life cycle.
give an example of a technological development which has reduced packaging waste?
2 piece can.
What is another name for the blank formed by the moulding process?
The parison
What kind of penalties can be imposed when taxes are not paid in full?
Civil and criminal
What are plastic pellets loaded into for plastic closure manufacture?
Injection cylinder on top of injection unit
What can be used to identify CCP’s?
Decision trees
What legislation ensures bottles are not over filled?
taxation
What what rate is sugar fermented by yeast?
12-15%
When a bottle leaves the forming machine, what is it’s temperature that it’s cooled to?
300C
What temperature do you heat a bottle to in annealing?
550C
When cold end treatment is conducted, what temperature is the bottle at?
100C
When the seasoned cork is boiled, how much does the volume of the plank expand?
20%
What is knurling added for?
Usually for aesthetic reasons, or to provide the consumer with better grip.
Why is the wad/liner added?
To provide a seal between the glass and the aluminium shell of the closure.
Wads are either made from cardboard lined with PET or from expanded polyethylene leakage wads
Why are bridges added to the closure?
to provide a degree of tamper evidence as once open they are permanently broken.
How are threaded ROPP closures applied to containers?
With spinning capping heads.
Applying 120kg to the closure.
What type of fillers makes the bottle exact dimensions very important?
Coutnerpressure/ vent tube
What is the latin name for the cork oak?
Quercus suber.
How can filling machines effluent be controlled?
Maintain to reduce bottle breaks, control fill heights, burst bottle detectors, control over foam.
What are quality policies, procedures, SOPS spec & HACCP plan all examples of?
Controlled documents
What can run straight lines, shallow corners, up/down inlcines?
Conveyors.
When have metal closures been common since?
1920’s
What does VAT stand for?
Value Added Tax
Why can condensation be a problem for cardboard?
Rot and black mould formation
What is the determining factors for spirit colour?
Filtered spirit colour.
How can closures be sterilised?
Spray with 300ppm PPA, treated with UV.
What is the aroma for diethyoxyethane?
Fruit,Sherry
What is the source of effluent pH
detergents and product
Procedures for labelling handling storage and transporting and PPE can help minimise the risk of what?
Compressed gas cylinders
Who is responsible for developing RTD recipes?
Product development
What are the 3 types of environmental sterilants?
Quartenary ammonia compounds, Gulteraledydes, biguanides, and chlorhexidines
What is the main energy management technique used?
Targeted monitoring
