This Malaysian Standard specifies rapid methods as commonly used in quality control for monitoring the level of residual solvents used in the production of flexible packaging materials by static headspace chromatography. The test method described in this standard involve one single injection of the headspace which implies an incomplete extraction of the solvent. The values obtained may be lower than the absolute content which should be determined according to MS 1772: Part 1. Residues from thermal decomposition products are not within the scope of this standard.
The method is applicable to flexible packaging materials that may consist of mono- or multi-layer plastic films, paper or board, foil or combinations thereof.
This method does not apply to residual solvents with amounts lower than 0.5 mg/m2