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3. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS.
3.1 Material. The cups shall be made from paper or paperboard. The lids shall be either paperboard, which may be white-lined on both sides or may be solid stock, or shall be plastic or any combination of paper or plastic.
3.1.1 Material Conformance. All cup, lid, and coating materials shall conform in all aspects
to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Subpart B of 21 CFR 176, as applicable. Cups shall conform to 21 CFR 176.170 for paper and paperboard in contact with aqueous and fatty foods. Plastic lid and lid components shall conform to 21 CFR 177. Reclaimed fiber shall conform to
21 CFR 176.260.
3.1.1.1 Polylactic Acid Lining. Class 6 and Class 7, polylactic acid lined cups shall conform to
ASTM D 6400 and ASTM D 6868.
3.2 Workmanship. The cups and lids shall be clean and free from foreign matter, oil stains or liquid marks, holes, tears, lumps, or blisters. Lids shall fit snugly. The cups shall be round, nestable construction except type V, style E, which shall be flat, not nested (rectangular).
3.2.1 Cups. Flat cups (type V, style E) shall be made of one piece of paper formed in a rectangular or tapered shape with a gummed lip. The rolled or crimped top brim shall be sufficiently tight to prevent release of the pleats when filling or handling. Conical cups (type V, style C) shall be made from a single sheet of paper formed into a conical shape, with a straight or rolled edge. Round two-piece cups (types I, II, III, IV, V) shall have smooth sidewalls with reinforced or rolled top edges and flat bottoms.
3.2.1.1 Type I, Class 5, Uncoated. The uncoated hot drink cups shall be suitable for composting, shall be biodegradable in seawater, shall be 100 percent paper, and shall not contain any plastic coating or film. The paper stock used shall have a nominal thickness of
17.5 mils and a nominal basis weight of 195 pounds per 3000 square feet. The cups shall have a pictogram (marine dolphin seal) as shown in figure 1 displayed on the outer surface of the cup. The pictogram shall measure approximately 1" in height by 1-1/4" in width.
3.2.2 Handles. When specified, handles shall be paperboard and may be either integral with the cup or adhered to the cup. The handles shall be sufficiently strong, shall not tear or separate from the cup body when subjected to the rigidity test.
3.2.3 Lids. The lids shall be a coverall design with a skirt or flange, which extends over the brim of the cup.
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