(ISo 4198 International Standard ANsl interrat Doc Seci Surface active agents - Detergents for hand dishwashing --- Guide for comparative testing of performance Agents de surface -- Detergents pour le lavage de la vaisselle a la main -- Principes directeurs pour des essais comparatifs d'évaluation de performance First edition --- 1984-08-15 UDC 661.185 : 620.16 Ref. No. ISO 4198-1984 (E) Descriptors : surfactants,detergents,kitchenutensil washingtests,determination,characteristics. Price based on 7 pages Copyright International Organization for Standardization Notfor Resale Foreword ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of developing international Standards is carried out through isO technica! committees. Every member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been authorized has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with Iso, also take part in the work. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for approval before their acceptance as International Standards by the ISo Council. International Standard iSO 4198 was developed by Technical Committee ISO/TC 91, Surface active agents, and was circulated to the member bodies in February 1983. It has been approved by the member bodies of the following countries: Australia Germany, F.R. Spain Austria Iran Switzerland Belgium Italy United Kingdom China Nigeria USA Poland Egypt, Arab Rep. of USSR Portugal France The member bodies of the following countries expressed disapproval of the document on technical grounds : Hungary Japan South Africa, Rep. of @ International Organization for Standardization, 1984 Printed in Switzerland Copyright International Organization for Standardization e from IHS Not for Resale Contents Page Introduction Scope Field of application 3 References 4 Definition General . Performance characteristics relevant to successive stage of washing . . . . . . . . 2 Load of soiled articles . 7 3 Washing process . 8 4 9 Method of assessment of performance characteristics 6 10 Report of the results and their interpretation . . . ii Copyright International Organization for Standardization nse fromIHS Not for Resale