PACKAGING... By Richard W* Lahey WPB Revises Order L-197, Steel Drums An amendment to the steel shipping drum limitation Order L-197 was issued on Dec. 29. Under the original order, products were divided into t w o classes. For products of one Haas, use of both new and used drums was prohibited without authorization by the WPB. while in the other class although the use of new d r u m s wa* prohibited, used drums were permitted. t'nder the amended order, products are classified in three categories. Those in the first category cannot be shipped in steel drums; those i n the second category cannot be shipped in new steel drums. Those in the third category can be shipped in new drums only w h e n authorized by W P B . but may lie shipped in used drums. T h e prod ucts included in this last classification arc*
Asphalt B«nl«Tfp«*d water tr»*atm«»nt material Dry dyostuffs Dry lead oxide Floor wax Floor sealers Glazing material (putty* Grease*, animal and vegetable Greaser., petroleum (A.S.T.M. penetra tion 30O and less) Inorganic Halts, aque ous solutions
Lead oxides in pa*te Lime sulfur solution Oils, animal, fish, vege table Paints, oil, etc. Paste, drawing, cutting and grinding com pounds Pitch Printing inks Rust preventive· 8ilicate of soda, liquid Turpentine Varnish Wood preservatives
Another change permits direct certifica tion to the d r u m manufacturer b y the pur chaser in lieu o f W P B certification on form WPB-3233. which contains confidential in formation.
1944 Quotas of New Glass Containers The 1944 q u o t a s of new glass containers, as well a s m e t a l caps, in general permit t h e use of approximately the same number of new glass containers and metal caps for packing certain products a s was used in 1943, the War Production Board Containers Division announced J a n . 5. Production of glass containers i n 1943 w a s approximately 92,000,000 gross, and pro duction during 1944 i s expected t o equal or perhaps exceed that figure slightly. Hugh A . Carroll, chief of the Glass Containers Section, said. Quotas for 1944 are designed to.bring the p e r m i t t e ^ u e e m t p balance jn€H tfee pro ductive c a p a c i t y of the glass container m a n u
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facturing industry, b e pointed out. Per mitted uses cover the packaging of essential products, including foods, drugs, chemicals, cosmetics, and beverages, and specific quotas for each product are fixed b y W P B . A new W P B glass container Limitation Order L-103-Λ. which now incorporates t h e metal closure Limitation Order M-104. w a s issued effective (Jan. 4), and the former M-104 was revoked. The new order covers only new glass containers and caps, a n d does not affect their re-use. Subject to specific exceptions, it li»ts t h e only products that may be packed in glass containers a n d with metal closures, and the closure materials that may be used in each case. Some 91 food products. 3 9 drugs. 47 chemicals, and many cosmetic and toilet products, which may be packed i n glass container» with metal closures, are lL>«.cd. and specific quotas for 9S% of the glass pro duction are set up. In general, the quota schedules of the new order follow t h e plans of former orders L-103-/> and M-104. T h e new order and the amended metal can order M-81. which was issued on Jan. 3 . 1944. form an integrated container program designed t o provide containers t o the extent permitted by the listed quotas. Quotas, under the n e w order L·-103-4». per mit the use of metal closures o n glass con tainers for certain cosmetic preparations in the ratio of 5 0 t o 8 3 % of t h e glass containers allowed for 1944. A q u o t a of metal closures for coffee containers h a s been established at 50% of t h e glass containers allowed for 1944. Although glass containers for packing t o b a c c o and snuff remain at 100% of t h e 1943 use. closures of metal are still prohibited in the new schedule. Certain products, which previously were allowed the use of gallon and half-gallon sise glass containers, are now i n most cases re stricted t o the smaller sixes only. They include edible liquid oil; fungicides; disinfectants; livestock or agricultural solutions and sprays; paints and allied products; liquid polishes, including furniture, auto, metal a n d floor polishes; and putty. Order M-81 provides the larger sise metal containers for use where large glass containers are prohibited.
WPB Issues 1 9 4 4 Quotas on Metal Gins W P B announced o n Jan. 4 a list of 169 different products t h a t m a y be packaged in metal cans this year, in making estimates of 1944 quotas. T h e l i s t of quotas contains 2 2 items t h a t could n o t be packaged i n metal containersJast year. T o m a k a possible t h e 1944 packs, a n esti mated total of 1.900,000 t o n s of prime plate
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