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Development of the East African Standards has been necessitated by the need for harmonizing requirements 
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  Base paper for waxed bread wrap -Specification 
1 Scope 
This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for base paper for waxed 
bread wrap.  
Normative references 
ISO 536, Paper and board – Determination of grammage 
ISO 2758:2001 , Bursting strength,k.P.a,min 
ISO 15754:2009 Paper and board test for z directional tensile strength 
ISO Paper, board and pulps -- Determination of ph aqueou s extracts -- Part 2: hot extraction  
ISO 287:2009 Paper and board -- Determination of moisture c ontent af a lot -- Oven-drying method  
ISO 2470-2:2008  Paper, board and pulps -Measurement of diffuse reflectance-Part 2 outdoor daylight 
conditions (d65 brightness) 
ISO 5637 Paper and board determination of water absorption after immersion in water 
ISO 287:2009 Paper and board -- Determination of moisture c ontent af a lot -- Oven-drying method  
2 Terms and definitions 
For the purpose of this standard, the following definitions shall apply: 
2.1 
base paper  
paper intended for further conversion by coating, printing, treating and impregnating. 
2.2 
waxed paper  
paper which has been coated or impregnated with paraffin wax and/or other waxes. 
3 Requirements 
3.1  General requirements 
3.1.1  The paper shall be free from visible defects. It shall have no wrinkles, folds, holes larger than pin-
holes, paper dust, tears, prominent marks and foreign matter. 
3.1.2  The base paper shall be machine glazed or machine finished (MF) fully bleached kraft paper and shall 
not contain waste or recycled paper. 
3.1.3  The base paper shall be sufficiently opaque as to prevent the see-through after waxing. DRAFT UGANDA STANDARDDEAS 860:2015 
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 3.2 Specific requirements  
The base paper shall comply with the physical and chemical requirements given in Table 1, when tested 
according to the test methods specified therein. 
Table 1. Physical requirements for base paper for waxed bread wrap 
Sl No.  Characteristic  Requirement  Test Met hod  
(i) Bursting strength average for both sides 
(kPa), min.  45 ISO 2758  
(ii) Tearing strength average of two 
directions (mN), min.  150 ISO 1924  
(iii) pH value  6 ± 1  ISO 6588 -2 
(iv) Brightness (per cent), min.  78 ISO 2470 -2 
(vi) Substance (g/m2), min.  30 ISO 536  
(vii) Wax absorptiveness (per cent), min.  25 ISO 5637  
viii) Permissible tolerance on agreed width, 
mm ± 3.0 Annex B  
4 Packaging 
The base paper shall be reeled on hard, rigid and smooth core, made of paper, cardboard, or any other 
suitable material. After reeling, the reel shall be wrapped in suitable grease resistant material, which shall 
completely enclose the reel. 
5.  Labeling 
Each reel shall be marked legibly and indelibly with a marking containing the following particulars: 
a) The name and physical address of the manufacturer or his registered trade mark;  
b) The substance (g/m2); 
c) The total mass of the reel (kg); 
d) The width of the paper; 
e) Date of manufacture (month and year); 
f) Storage and transportation conditions 
g) Batch number 
6 Sampling 
To test for the compliance of a base paper for waxed bread wrap to the requirements of this  standard, a 
representative sample shall be randomly taken from any consignment. DRAFT UGANDA STANDARDDEAS 860:2015 
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 ANNEX B 
(normative) 
 
Method For determination of width of the reel 
A.1  Apparatus 
Appropriate measuring device 
A.2  Procedure 
Measure to an accuracy of 0.5 mm. the width at five places,of the test sample and record the results.  
A.3  Results 
The average of these five measurements is the width of the paper. 
 
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