1. Goods Packed by Measure
Working Group Report 2016
Goods Packed by Measure
Kevin Gudmundsson
Legal Metrology Advisor Trading Standards MBIE New Zealand

2. Package goods training material uploaded to APLMF website
The training material developed for the MEDEA training course on how to perform an Average Quantity Inspection has been uploaded to the APLMF website
Includes a random numbers and times generator and an Excel spreadsheet developed to meet the R87 criteria’s to determine batch compliance
All package goods training material developed for the MEDEA training course on how to complete and Average Quantity System Inspection in line with R87 has been made available on the APLMF website
Included in the training material is a random numbers and times generator and an Excel spreadsheet developed to be inline with the acceptance criteria’s set in R87 for determining a batch’s compliance

3. Developing guide’s for specific product types
Carbonated Liquids
The WG chair continues to work with a scientific metrologist from New Zealand who has been tasked with researching a suitable method for determining the density of carbonated beverages.
With regards to developing a test method and guide for determining the density of a carbonated liquid
I continue to work with a scientific metrologist from New Zealand who has been tasked with researching a suitable method.

4. Report on the work of OIML Technical Committee 6 (TC6) – Pre-packaged Products
OIML 79 & OIML R87
Guide for Defining the System Requirements for a Certification System for Prepackages
A 2nd Committee Draft was voted on in September 2016
Expected to be approved this year by CIML president
Document
Status
Resolution
CIML Meeting
OIML 79
Labeling requirements for prepackages
Approved
2015/14
50th CIML Meeting
22 October 2015
OIML R87
Quantity of product in prepackages
2016/18
51st CIML Meeting
21 October 2016
to update you on OIML 79 & OIML R87
Both documents have been revised and approved by the CIML following a meeting in Brazil, January 2016, where agreement was reached on the outstanding statistical issues.
Both OIML R79 and R87 have now been approved.
the remaining work package for TC6 is to develop a Guide for Defining the System Requirements for a Certification System for Prepackages’
The purpose of the document is to provide guidance to national authorities on the establishment and maintenance of certification schemes for the control of the quantity of product in prepackages and associated labeling.
A 2nd Committee Draft was voted on in September 2016.
The document is a guide, which are informative publications that give advice on “best practice”, which therefore only requires approval by the CIML president. I expect this document to receive approval in 2017.
Ther has been no TC6 meetings proposed yet for this year

5. Action Points The action points for 2017 are:
Update all Average Quantity Inspection training material to be in line with the newly revised and approved documents controlling package goods:
OIML R79 - Labeling requirements for prepackage
OIML R87 - Quantity of product in prepackages
Circulate any updated version of the Guide document for ‘Defining the System Requirements for a Certification System for Prepackages’ to all members of the APLMF.
Continue to work with the scientific metrologist to establish a suitable method for determining the density of a carbonated beverage.
The action points for 2017 are to:
Update all Average Quantity Inspection training material to be in line with the newly revised and approved documents controlling package goods:
OIML 79 - Labeling requirements for prepackage
OIML R87 - Quantity of product in prepackages
Circulate any updated version of the Guide document for ‘Defining the System Requirements for a Certification System for Prepackages’ to all members of the APLMF.
Continue to work with the scientific metrologist to establish a suitable method for determining the density of a carbonated beverage.

6. Thank You For Your Attention
Any Questions
Kevin Gudmundsson
Legal Metrology Advisor Trading Standards MBIE New Zealand