هيئت انتقييس نذول مجهس انتعبون نذول انخهيج انعزبيت  
STANDARDIZATION ORGANIZATION FOR G.C.C (GSO)  
 
 
 
 
 
مشزوع: أوني   
 
 
 
 
GSO DS 132 /2011 
 
  
 
 
انقىبوي انمصىىعت مه انبلاستيك انمستخذمت  
 نتعبئت انمىاد وانمىتجبث انكيمبويت  
PLASTIC BOTTLES  
USED FOR BOTTLING CHEMIC AL 
MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
إعذاد 
انهجىت انفىيت انخهيجيت نقطبع مىاصفبث انكيميبء و انغشل و انىسيج  
 
 
هذي انىثيقت مشزوع نمىاصفت قيبسيت خهيجيت تم تىسيعهب لإبذاء انزأي وانمهحىظبث بشأوهب ، نذنك فإوهب 
عزضت نهتغيز وانتبذيم ، ولا يجىس انزجىع إنيهب كىاصفت قيبسيت خهيجيت إلا بعذ اعتمبدهب مه مجهس 
إدارة انهيئت. 
 
ICS:  55.100 
   
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PLASTIC BOTTLES  
USED FOR BOTTLING CHEMICAL  
MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
Date of GSO Board of Directors Approval  :  
Issuing Status  :  
  
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تقذيم
 
هيئت انخقييس نذول يجهس انخعبوٌ نذول انخهيج انعشبيت هيئت إقهيًيت حضى في عضىيخهب الأجهزة انىطُيت 
نهًىاصفبث وانًقبييس في دول انخهيج انعشبيت ، ويٍ يهبو انهيئت إعذاد انًىاصفبث انقيبسيت انخهيجيت 
بىاسطت نجبٌ فُيت يخخصصت .  
 
وقذ قبيج هيئت انخقييس نذول يجهس انخعبوٌ نذول انخهيج انعشبيت ضًٍ بشَبيج عًم انهجُت انفُيت سقى 
TC 1   "انهجُت انفُيت انخهيجيت نقطبع يىاصفبث انكيًيبء و انغزل و انُسيج" بخحذيث انًىاصفت انقيبسيت  
انخهيجيت GSO 13 2:1990   " انقُبَي انًصُىعت يٍ انبلاسخيك انًسخخذيت نخعبئت انًىاد و انًُخجبث
انكيًيبويت ".  وقبيج (دونت الإيبساث انعشبيت انًخحذة ) بإعذاد يششوع هزِ انًىاصفت.   
   
وقذ اعخًذث هزِ انًىاصفت كـًىاصفت قيبسيت  خهيجيت بهغخهب الأصهيت دوٌ إدخبل أيت حعذيلاث فُيت عهيهب 
ورنك في اججــــيبع يجهس إداسة انهيئت سقى  (   ) ، انزي عقذ بخبسيخ   /   /       هـ ، انًىافق   /   /      و.  
 
 
 
Forewo rd 
 
GCC Standardization Organization (GSO) is a regional Organization which 
consists of the National Standards Bodies of GCC member States. One of GSO 
main functions is to issue Gulf Standards /Technical regulations through 
specialized technical committees  (TCs).  
 
GSO through the technical program of committee TC No. 1 "Gulf TC of 
Chemical and Textile " has updated  GSO 13 2:1990  "Plastic bottles used for 
bottling chemical materials and products  ". The Draft Standard has been 
prepared by ( United Arab Emirates ). 
 
This standard has been approved as a Gulf Standard) without any technical 
modification s by GSO Board of Directors  in its meeting No.(       ),held on      /     
/             H ,     /     /            G.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
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PLASTIC BOTTLES  
USED FOR BOTTLING CHE MICAL  
MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS  
 
 
 
1- SCOPE AND FIELD OF APPLICATION  
 This Gulf standard specifies general regulations to be fulfilled in plastic bottles 
used for bottling chemical materials and products  intended for the delivery, 
transport, storage  and their  methods of testing and inspection.  
 
2- COMPLEMENTARY REFERENCES  
2.1            GSO 1810/2007 Labelling - Labelling of Chemical Products . 
2.2            GSO  DS Standard and Specification for Oxo - biodegradation of plastic bags and  
                  Other d isposable plastic objects.  
2.3            GSO DS D 2911 -94(05) – Standard Specification for Dimensions and Tolerances  
                 For Plastic bottles.  
 
3-      DESCRIPTION (CHEMICAL COMPOSITION)  
 Plastic bottles are manufactured from polystyrene, pol yethylene, formaldehyde or 
any other suitable material.  The type of bottle material depends on the chemical 
substance to be bottled whether a solid or a liquid material.  
4- GENERAL REGULATIONS  
 Bottles must fulfill the following requirements:  
4.1 The mate rial of bottles shall not be composed of any degradable or biodegradable 
polymers and/or pro -degradant additive according to item 2. 2. 
4.2           Capacities of bottles shall not be changed  at room temperature 20 -25 o C and shall 
always be specified unde r the same temperature.  
4.3           Dimensions and tolerances for plastic bottles  shall be complying with item 2.3.   
4.4 The material of bottles shall be complying with the relevant standards.  It shall be 
homogeneous, free from foreign matters, bulging , air pockets and also from 
manufacturing defects.  
4.5 Bottles surface shall be homogeneous in colour and gloss, when tested according 
to item 6.2.1.   
 3 4.6 Components of bottles material shall not detrimentally affect general health  or 
environment .  It shall not make change in the composition and characteristics of 
the filled material.  It shall be inert and suitable for the product to be bottled.  
4.7 Bottles material shall be free from any odour up to the permissible limit agreed 
between the buyer and vendor on contracting.  
4.8 Product thickness shall be suitable for its shape and the intended use.  
4.9 No change in shape or dimensions shall happen to the bottles before bottling if 
kept in a place where the temperature is between –40oC and +60oC under shade 
when tested according to items 6.2.5 and 6.2.6.  
4.10 Bottles shall resist hazards of normal transport and handling without breakage or 
cleavage.  
4.11 Ink used for printing and colouring materials for plastic shall comply with the 
respective standards.  It sha ll not stain the filled materials, when tested according 
to item 6.2.10.  
4.12 Covers of the bottles shall be suitable and designed to close tightly so that, if the 
bottle is bottled, then turned upside down or suspected  to vibration, the cover shall 
stay i n its place and no leakage of the filled material happens.  
4.13 Agreement shall be settled between the buyer and vendor on contracting for the 
kind of plastic of which the product is made.  
4.14 Bottles shall be produced in colours which are agreed between  the buyer and 
vendor on contracting.  
4.15 Water shall not leak from the bottle when tested according to item 6.2.2.  
4.16 The bottle must be tight enough to prevent the passage of humidity when tested 
according to item 6.2.3.  
4.17 The value of the toxic su bstances such as lead, copper, mercury, cadmium, 
hexavalent chromium  and cianor  extracted from the internal surfaces of the bottles 
shall not exceed the permissible limit when tested according to item 6.2.4.  
4.18 In case of closed bottles, they shall not c rack or break when dropped randomly 
three times from a height of 75 cm on a solid surface when tested according to 
item 6.2.7.  
4.19 Bottles shall not be affected by the dilute acids or dilute alkali when tested 
according to items 6.2.8 and 6.2.9.  
4.20 The pH of an aqueous solution present inside the bottles for one hour shall be 
between 6 and 8.  
4.21          Bottles shall be against transmission of any air or gas barrier, light or UV radiation, 
moisture vapour s, aromas and other volatiles.   
 
 
  
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5- LABELLIN G AND MARKING  
The labelling  information for filled  chemical materials or products shall be stated according to  
item 2.1 . 
Also the following information shall be stated  clearly and legibly in Arabic or in both Arabic  
And English  on outer box container  and marked on each bottle:    
5.1 Producer’s name or his registered trademark.  
5.2 Country of origin.  
5.3 Bottle capacity in metric units.  
5.4 Batch number and date, in month and year.  
5.5 Kind of plastic of which the bottles are made.  
5.6              Shelf l ife and validity.  
5.7             Recycling Symbols if existed (ANNEX A).  
 
6- PACKAGING  
 Every group of the bottles shall be packed in a suitable outer container, complying 
with the relevant standards, to protect it from breakage, dirt, and dust aggregatio n. 
 
7- METHODS OF TESTING AND INSPECTION  
7.1 Sampling  
 The method of sampling for testing shall be as agreed between the manufacturer or 
the supplier and the buyer.  In any time, the number of samples tested shall not be 
less than 5 samples from the same t ype and volume.  
7.2 Tests  
7.2.1 Smooth surface test  
 The aim of this test is to ensure that the surface is smooth to prevent the dirty of 
the surface or the quick staining by the different organic dyes present in the bottled 
materials.  
7.2.1.1  Reagents  
a. 0.01%   Rhodamine solution acidified by drops of acetic acid.  
b. 0.01%   Methyl blue solution acidified by the same acid.  
7.2.1.2  Method   
 5  Immerse the bottle in one of the above reagents and then boil it for ten minutes.  
Remove the bottle from the solution  and wash with water then rub with a piece of 
cloth.  Rinse, dry and inspect the bottle in case of appearance of any spots.  
7.2.1.3  Results  
 The absence of spots on the bottle surface.  
7.2.2 Water leakage test  
7.2.2.1  Method  
 Fill the bottle with coloured water, then fit the closure and dry carefully from 
outside, put the bottle upside down for one hour.  
7.2.2.2  Result  
 Watch that water does not leak outside through the fitness of the closure.  
7.2.3 Test for humidity permeability  
7.2.3.1  Method  
 Put the col oured dried silica  gel in the  bottle and  leave it  open in the air for 24 
hours.  
7.2.3.2  Result  
 No change in the colour of silica gel shall occur as a result of the leakage of 
humidity.  
7.2.4 Test for absence of toxic substance traces  
 
7.2.4.1  Method  
 Fill the bottle with distilled water free from the toxic substances written in item 
3.14 for 72 hours at room temperature.  Carry out the tests for these substances in 
water present in the bottle according to the methods used for inspection.  
7.2.4.2  Result  
 The value shall not exceed the permissible limit.  
7.2.5 Test for resistance to low temperature  
7.2.5.1  Method  
 Expose the bottle to a temperature of –40oC for 24 hours then remove the bottle 
and leave it to reach the room temperature.  
7.2.5.2  Result  
 The bottle shall not show any cleavages, nor shall show any twisting or folds in its 
surface.  The change in the bottle capacity shall not exceed 4% of the nominal 
capacity.  
7.2.6 Test for resistance to dry heat   
 6 7.2.6.1  Method  
 Put the bottle in an oven with an air current of a temperature of (60  2)oC for one 
hour, remove it from the oven and leave it to cool.  
7.2.6.2  Result  
 The bottle shall not show any cracking, twisting or swelling.  The change in the 
bottle capacity shall not exceed 4% of the nominal ca pacity.  
7.2.7 Drop test  
7.2.7.1  Method  
 Fill the bottle with water, close well, then drop it randomly three times from a 
height of 75 cm on a solid surface.  
7.2.7.2  Result  
 No cleavage or breakage will happen to the bottle wall.  
7.2.8 Test for resistance t o dilute acids  
7.2.8.1  Reagents  
 Prepare three solutions, the concentration of each 5%, from acetic, citric and 
hydrochloric acids.  
7.2.8.2  Method  
 Put a maximum of 15 drops to form a spot on the bottle surface from each of the 
above prepared reagents each  alone (no interference of the spots occur) by the aid 
of pipette, then leave them for 4 hours and wash with water.  
7.2.8.3  Result  
 No folds, cavities, change in the colour or corrosion in the bottle shall happen after 
the end of the test.  
7.2.9 Test for r esistance to dilute alkali  
7.2.9.1  Reagents  
 2% sodium carbonate solution.  
7.2.9.2  Method  
 Immerse the bottle in the above solution for one hour then rinse with water to 
remove any traces of sodium carbonate.  
7.2.9.3  Result  
 As item 7.2.8.3.  
7.2.10  Sprinkl e colour test  
7.2.10.1  Method  
 Put the test specimen (square 50 x 50 mm, taken directly from the bottle to be 
tested) on a piece of polyvinyl chloride (non -coloured and transparent, having the  
 7 same dimensions) and cover it with a filter paper.  Put the gro up between 2 glass 
plates and leave it for 72 hours in air oven at a temperature of (60  2)oC.  Separate 
the contents of this group and examine the presence of any colour or sign on the 
polyvinyl chloride piece or on the filter paper.  
7.2.10.2  Result  
 No sprinkle colour shall appear on the polyvinyl chloride piece or in the filter  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 8 ANNEX A 
RECYCLING SYMBOLS  
 
# Symbol  Claim  
1 
 
 
  
'This product can be recycled' or 'Recyclable'  
2 
 'This pro duct was manufactured with at least 
some materials that have been recycled'  
3 
 ' Percentage of the product has been made from 
recycled materials'  
4 
 'The outer black circle denotes that at least some 
content came from recycled material ' 
5  
 
 
 Polyethylene Terephthalate  
 (PETE or PET, and PETG)  
 
Polyethylene Terephthalate Glycol   
 9 6 
 
 High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)  
7 
 
 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC, sometimes V)  
 
8 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE)   
 10 9 
  
 Polypropylene (PP)  
 
10 
 Polystyrene (PS)  
 
11 
 Other  
12 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  R-resins: ALREADY RECYCLED   
 11 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13 
   
  
 
 
 
 
 
 Resin Symbols without Acronyms and their 
Alternatives  
  
 12 14 
  
  Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)