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BRITISH STANDARD Catering containers — Part 1: Specification for dimensions of containers The European Standard EN 631-1:1993 has the status of a British Standard UDC 664:621.798.13 BS EN 631-1:1993 BS EN 631-1:1993 Cooperating organizations The European Committee for Standardization (CEN), under whose supervision this European Standard was prepared, comprises the national standards organizations of the following countries: Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the Consumer and Contract Goods Standards Policy Committee, was published under the authority of the Standards Board and comes into effect on 15 December 1993 © BSI 08-1999 The following BSI references relate to the work on this standard: Committee reference CCM/9 Draft for comment 92/37301 DC ISBN 580 21247 Oesterreichisches Normungsinstitut Institut belge de normalisation Dansk Standardiseringsraad Suomen Standardisoimisliito, r.y Association franỗaise de normalisation Deutsches Institut fỹr Normung e.V Hellenic Organization for Standardization Technological Institute of Iceland National Standards Authority of Ireland Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione Inspection du Travail et des Mines Nederlands Normalisatie-instituut Norges Standardiseringsforbund Instituto Portuguès da Qualidade Asociación Espola de Normalización y Certificación Standardiseringskommissionen i Sverige Association suisse de normalisation British Standards Institution Amendments issued since publication Amd No Date Comments BS EN 631-1:1993 Contents Cooperating organizations National foreword Foreword Text of EN 631-1 National annex NA (informative) Committees responsible © BSI 08-1999 Page Inside front cover ii Inside back cover i BS EN 631-1:1993 National foreword This British Standard has been prepared under the direction of the Consumer and Contract Goods Standards Policy Committee and is the English language version of EN 631-1:1993 Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs — Catering containers — Part 1: Dimensions of containers, published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) EN 631-1 is one of a series of European Standards for catering containers and related items BS EN 631-1 supersedes BS 4874:1972 which is withdrawn; as a consequence of the withdrawal of BS 4874, the following British Standards for catering containers and equipment, dependent upon the requirements specified in that standard, are also withdrawn BS 5312:1976, Specification for stainless steel catering containers and lids BS 5313:1976, Specification for aluminium catering containers and lids BS 5439:1977, Specification for aluminium foil catering containers BS 5496:1977, Specification for plastics catering containers and lids BS 5957:1980, Recommendations for modules for the coordinating dimensions of catering equipment using containers to BS 4874 A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i and ii, the EN title page, pages to 6, an inside back cover and a back cover This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had amendments incorporated This will be indicated in the amendment table on the inside front cover ii © BSI 08-1999 EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 631-1 NORME EUROPÉENNE September 1993 EUROPÄISCHE NORM UDC 664:621.798.13 Descriptors: Kitchen utensils, foodstuffs transport, food-container contact, containers, dimensions English version Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs — Catering containers — Part 1: Dimensions of containers Matériaux et articles en contact avec les denrées alimentaires — Bacs pour la cuisine et le transport de nourriture — Partie 1: Dimensions des bacs Werkstoffe und Gegenstände in Kontakt mit Lebensmitteln — Speisenbehälter — Teil 1: Abmessungen der Behälter ｗｗｗ．ｂｚｆｘｗ．ｃｏｍ This European Standard was approved by CEN on 1993-09-24 CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CEN member This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German) A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom CEN European Committee for Standardization Comité Européen de Normalisation Europäisches Komitee für Normung Central Secretariat: rue de Stassart 36, B-1050 Brussels © 1993 Copyright reserved to CEN members Ref No EN 631-1:1993 E EN 631-1:1993 Foreword This Part of this European Standard has been prepared by a Working Group (2) of CEN/TC 194 “Utensils in contact with food” as one of a series of standards for catering equipment Further Parts of this European Standard will be prepared with the following titles: — Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs — Catering containers — Part 2: Dimensions of accessories and supports — Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs — Catering containers — Part 3: Specification for the materials, design and manufacture The text of the draft was submitted to the formal vote and was approved by CEN as a European Standard This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by March 1994, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by March 1994 In accordance with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom Contents Foreword Introduction Scope Definitions Requirements Marking and labelling Figure — Basic module, derived dimensions and nomenclature Figure — Standardized dimensions of containers Table — Nomenclature and nominal dimensions Page 3 3 ｗｗｗ．ｂｚｆｘｗ．ｃｏｍ © BSI 08-1999 EN 631-1:1993 Introduction This European Standard is intended to rationalize the work routine in catering operations by creating a high level of interchangeability of kitchen elements It is based on the Gastro-Norm GN modular system developed by the European Committee of Standards for Collective Housekeeping as the result of standardization activities by organizations of gastronomy, hotel business and catering trade in Austria, Germany and Switzerland This Part of this standard is concerned only with the dimensions of catering containers However, all catering containers and their lids should be constructed so that they not allow distortion in normal use when filled with food and flanges should support the weight of a container when it is filled with food Containers should be of such a shape that they can easily be cleaned Scope This Part of this European Standard specifies the dimensions of flanged catering containers, perforated containers and lids, based on a module 530 mm × 325 mm The containers covered in this standard are intended to be used with safe supports 2.5 anti-spill lid lid, with a seal, to prevent spillage during the transport of liquid foodstuffs Requirements 3.1 Basic module The basic module, nomenclature 1/1, shall have the plan dimensions 530 mm × 325 mm The dimensions and nomenclature of other standardized containers shall be derived from multiples and fractions of this basic module, see Figure NOTE The sizes given in Figure and Table are functional dimensions; they ensure the interchangeability of standard insertion elements All other dimensions of individual units may be adapted to the requirements of their design 3.2 Container dimensions Containers, including perforated containers, shall have the nominal dimensions given in Table and shown in Figure The tolerances to be applied to the nominal dimensions given in Table shall be as follows: i) mm for dimensions a and b; –2 ii) mm –3 ｗｗｗ．ｂｚｆｘｗ．ｃｏｍ NOTE prEN 631-2 specifies safe supports.1) Definitions For the purposes of this European Standard the following definitions apply 2.1 catering container container for use in the processes of storing, preparing, cooking, transporting, issuing, serving and removing foodstuffs in catering operations 2.2 perforated catering container catering container with holes 2.3 perforated insertion container container used as an insertion element into another catering container, mainly in cooking processes 2.4 lid cover for a container 1) for dimension h up to and including 65 mm; iii) –5 iv) +2,0 –1,5 mm for dimension h above 65 mm; mm for dimension c Dimensions a, b, h and c, see Figure 2, shall be measured in the middle and at both ends of the container using a measuring instrument accurate to 0,1 mm NOTE A minimum of 0,1 % of production should be monitored to ensure continuing compliance with the requirements of this standard NOTE Containers of any one size from a single manufacturer should nest one within the other and should not jam in normal use; to prevent such jamming, a shoulder or other appropriate construction feature may be incorporated into the design of the container 3.3 Lids Lids shall not exceed the standardized dimensions for containers Lids shall be shaped in such a manner that when placed on the appropriate container they will not move horizontally more than mm in any direction unless specifically intended so to NOTE Lids from different manufacturers may not necessarily be interchangeable, due to differences in radii NOTE Lids should allow the safe stacking of containers one above another Anti-spill lids should prevent spillage of the contents of the container under normal transport conditions In preparation © BSI 08-1999 EN 631-1:1993 Table — Nomenclature and nominal dimensions Dimensions in millimetres Dimension a a b b c h r1 c Nomenclature r2 max max 2/1 650 530 20 40 65 100 150 200 13 30 80 40 1/1 530 325 20 40 65 100 150 200 13 30 80 40 1/2 325 265 20 40 65 100 150 200 13 30 80 40 2/3 354 325 20 65 100 150 200 13 30 80 40 1/3 325 176 20 65 100 150 200 13 30 60 20 1/6 176 162 65 100 150 13 30 50 20 1/9 176 108 65 100 13 30 50 20 1/4 265 162 65 100 13 30 50 20 2/8 325 132 65 100 13 30 50 20 2/4 530 162 65 100 13 30 50 20 20 40 150 150 200 a See Figure Commonly available height c This dimension may be larger to allow for drop-down handles or other features Where such features are incorporated the c dimension shall be measured to the feature b Marking and labelling Each container and lid shall be legibly and indelibly marked externally with the following: a) the name or other means of identification of the supplier and/or manufacturer; b) the number of this European Standard, i.e EN 631-1:19932); c) nomenclature, according to Table Where the container or lid is not manufactured wholly from stainless steel, the following additional information shall be included in the marking: d) temperature range of application ｗｗｗ．ｂｚｆｘｗ．ｃｏｍ NOTE The material(s) of manufacture of a non-stainless steel container or lid should be given on the container or lid either by incorporation into the markings or by means of a label 2) Such marking is a claim of compliance with EN 631-1 but does not imply CEN approval of the product; the accuracy of this claim is therefore solely the responsibility of the person applying the marking © BSI 08-1999 EN 631-1:1993 ｗｗｗ．ｂｚｆｘｗ．ｃｏｍ Figure — Basic module, derived dimensions and nomenclature © BSI 08-1999 EN 631-1:1993 ｗｗｗ．ｂｚｆｘｗ．ｃｏｍ Figure — Standardized dimensions of containers © BSI 08-1999 BS EN 631-1:1993 National annex NA (informative) Committees responsible The United Kingdom participation in the preparation of this European Standard was entrusted by the Consumer and Contract Goods Standards Policy Committee (CCM/-) to Technical Committee CCM/9, upon which the following bodies were represented: Aluminium Federation Association of Public Analysts British Cookware Manufacturers’ Association British Gas plc British Glass Manufacturers’ Confederation British Importers’ Confederation British Retail Consortium Catering Equipment Importers’ Association Catering Equipment Manufacturers’ Association Catering Utensils Association Co-operative Union Consumer Policy Committee of BSI Department of Health Department of Trade and Industry (Consumer Safety Unit, CA Division) Hotel, Catering and Institutional Management Association Imperial Chemical Industries Limited Metal Finishing Association National Centre of Tribology RAPRA Technology Ltd Small Electrical Appliances Marketing Association Stainless Steel Fabricators’ Association of Great Britain United Kingdom Home Economics Federation Vitreous Enamel Development Council © BSI 08-1999 BS EN 631-1:1993 BSI — British Standards Institution BSI is the independent national body responsible for preparing British Standards It presents the UK view on standards in Europe and at the international level It is incorporated by Royal Charter Revisions British Standards are updated by amendment or revision Users of British Standards should make sure that they possess the latest amendments or editions It is the constant aim of BSI to 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