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GB/T 8939-2018: Sanitary absorbent pads (panty liner)
GB/T 8939-2018
NATIONAL STANDARD OF THE
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
ICS 85.080
Y 39
Replacing GB/T 8939-2008
Sanitary absorbent pads (panty liner)
ISSUED ON: JUNE 07, 2018
IMPLEMENTED ON: JULY 01, 2019
Issued by: State Market Regulatory Administration;
Standardization Administration of PRC.
Table of Contents
Foreword ... 3 
1 Scope ... 5 
2 Normative references ... 5 
3 Requirements ... 6 
4 Test methods ... 7 
5 Inspection rules ... 9 
6 Marking, packaging, transportation, storage ... 10 
Appendix A (Normative) Determination of absorption speed ... 12 
Appendix B (Normative) Formula of standard synthetic test solution ... 15 
Appendix C (Normative) Determination of pH ... 16 
Appendix D (Normative) Determination of migratory fluorescent substances 18 
Appendix E (Normative) Determination of peel strength of back adhesive ... 20 
Sanitary absorbent pads (panty liner)
1 Scope
This standard specifies the requirements, test methods, inspection rules,
markings, packaging, transportation, storage of sanitary absorbent pads (panty
liner).
This standard is applicable to sanitary absorbent pads and panty liners which
are composed of surface layer, inner absorption layer (containing fluff pulp
and/or superabsorbent resin), anti-seepage base film, etc., and are specially
machined and formed for women use.
2 Normative references
The following documents are essential to the application of this document. For
the dated documents, only the versions with the dates indicated are applicable
to this document; for the undated documents, only the latest version (including
all the amendments) are applicable to this standard.
GB/T 462 Paper, board and pulp - Determination of moisture content of
analytical sample
GB/T 6682 Water for analytical laboratory use - Specification and test
methods
GB/T 10739 Paper, board and pulps - Standard atmosphere for conditioning
and testing of samples
GB 15979 Hygienic standard for disposable sanitary products
GB/T 21331 Fluff pulp
GB/T 22875 Superabsorbent polymer for sanitary towel
GB/T 24292 Sanitary product - Air-laid paper
GB/T 27731 Release paper for sanitary products
GB/T 30133 The specification of cover stock for sanitary absorbent pads
GB/T 34448-2017 Tissue paper and disposable products - Determination of
formaldehyde
The products shall be clean, free from dirt and damage, contain no foreign
objects. Raw materials used for sanitary absorbent pads (panty liner): The fluff
pulp shall meet the requirements of GB/T 21331; the high-absorbent resins
shall meet the requirements of GB/T 22875; the release paper shall meet the
requirements of GB/T 27731; the absorbent liners shall meet the requirements
of QB/T 4508; the air-laid paper shall meet the requirements of GB/T 24292;
the surface layer material shall meet the requirements of GB/T 30133.
3.5 Sanitary absorbent pads (panty liner) shall be packed in separate pieces.
The materials used for direct contact with the product shall not use the recycled
raw materials.
3.6 The both ends of sanitary absorbent pads (panty liner) shall be firmly sealed.
They shall not break during use.
3.7 Sanitary absorbent pads (panty liner) shall not be displaced during normal
use. They shall not damage the underwear when peeled off. It shall not have
obvious residue.
3.8 The release paper of sanitary absorbent pads shall not fall off on its own
and can be naturally and completely removed.
4 Test methods
4.1 Specimen processing and test conditions
When determining the deviation of total-length, deviation of strip mass, water
absorption rate, absorption speed, peel strength of back adhesive, the
specimen shall be conditioned for at least 4 hours under the standard
atmospheric conditions as specified in GB/T 10739, then tested under these
conditions.
4.2 Deviation of total-length
Use a ruler to measure the total-length of the specimen (measured from the
longest part of the specimen), accurate to 1 mm. For each sample of same
specifications, measure 6 specimens, which are from at least two sales
packages, at least 2 specimens from each package. Take average value of the
6 specimens. Use the formula (1) to calculate the deviation of total length. The
result is rounded off to an integer position.
Deviation of total-length = (average value - nominal value) / nominal value x
100% ...(1)
Note: If the sales package contains a single piece, take 6 packages for testing.
4.3 Deviation of strip mass
sample. Remove the back adhesive, bottom film, release paper. From the
middle position of the two specimens, respectively take 2 g of sample material.
Cut the sample into blocks. Mix it uniformly. Divide it into two groups of
specimens for parallel test. The absolute error between the two determined
values shall not exceed 1.0%. Take the arithmetic mean value as the
determination result, which is rounded off to one decimal place.
Note: Try to shorten the sampling time, which is usually not more than 2 min. If the
mass of a single specimen is less than 2 g, it may be sampled from multiple pieces.
4.8 Formaldehyde content
The formaldehyde content is determined by acetylacetone-visible
spectrophotometry according to GB/T 34448-2017. When sampling, remove
the outer packaging and release paper of the single-piece sanitary absorbent
pads (panty liner). From the both ends and middle position, cut the specimen,
which shall contain each layer of materials.
4.9 Migratory fluorescent substance
The migratory fluorescent substance is determined in accordance with
Appendix D.
4.10 Peel strength of back adhesive
The peel strength of the back adhesive is determined according to Appendix E.
4.11 Hygienic indicators
The hygienic indicators are determined according to GB 15979.
5 Inspection rules
5.1 Requirements for inspection lot
Take one delivery as a batch. The unit of the inspection sample is box. Each
batch contains not more than 5000 boxes
5.2 Sampling method
From a batch of products, randomly take 3 boxes. From each box, take 5
packages of samples, wherein 3 packages are used for microbiological testing,
6 packages for microbiological retests, 3 packages for retention, 3 packages
(based on 10 pieces per package) for other performance tests.
5.3 Judgment rules
When the inspected product meets all the requirements of clause 3 of this
standard test module
A.2.2 Standard synthetic test solution: The formulation is as shown in Appendix
B.
A.2.3 Distilled water or deionized water.
A.3 Sampling
From each sample, take 5 specimens. The specimens taken shall be from at
least two sales packages.
A.4 Test procedure
A.4.1 Place the absorption speed tester (A.2.1) in a horizontal position. Pour
enough standard synthetic test solution (A.2.2) into the liquid storage tank. Turn
on the instrument. Click the rinse button to rinse it twice. Follow the
requirements of as specified in the instrument manual to calibrate the liquid-
adding volume of the automatic liquid adding device.
A.4.2 Remove the curved sample holder from the absorption speed tester.
Place it on a horizontal bench. Take a piece of specimen. Remove the bottom
release paper. Gently attach it to the curved test area of the curved sample
holder. When attaching it, the front end of the specimen is on the left (L) side of
the curved sample holder, the rear end is on the right (R) side of the curved
sample holder, the cen...