GUIDE 41 Second edition 2018-10 Packaging Recommendations for addressing consumer needs Emballage Recommandations pour repondre aux besoins des consommateurs Reference number IEC IS0/IEC GUIDE 41:2018(E) @ IS0/IEC 2018 IS0/IEC GUIDE 41:2018(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT IS0/IEC 2018 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, or required in the context of its implementation, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either IsO at the address below or Iso's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office CP 401 : Ch. de Blandonnet 8 CH-1214 Vernier, Geneva Phone: +4122 749 0111 Fax: +41 22 749 09 47 Email: [email protected] Website: www.iso.org Published in Switzerland ii @ IS0/IEC 2018 - All rights reserved IS0/IEC GUIDE 41:2018(E) Contents Page Foreword ..iv Introduction. ..V 1 Scope. ..1 2 Normative references ..1 3 Terms and definitions ..1 4 Safety of packaging ..4 4.1 Risk assessment and risk reduction. 4 4.2 Packaging materials. .4 4.3 Storage of the package and product ..5 4.4 Safety considerations. ..5 5 Suitability for intended purpose .1 5.1 Design .7 5.2 Protection .7 5.3 Handling. 7 Sustainable use of resources .8 6 6.1 Optimization, reuse and recovery ..8 6.2 Conservationofresources .9 6.3 Cost to the consumer .10 7 Information. ..10 7.1 General considerations .10 7.1.1 Important information .10 7.1.2 Supporting information 10 7.2 Durability .11 7.3 Recognizability and uniformity 11 7.4 Legibility of text .11 7.5 Colour. Annex A (informative) Illustration of x-height ..14 Annex B (informative) Components of x-height ..17 Bibliography ..18 @ IS0/IEC 2018 - All rights reserved iii