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BRITISH STANDARD BS EN

631-1:1993

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

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

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The following BSI references

relate to the work on this

standard:

Committee reference CCM/9

Draft for comment 92/37301 DC

ISBN 0 580 21247 5

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 Oesterreichisches Normungsinstitut Belgium Institut belge de normalisation Denmark Dansk Standardiseringsraad Finland Suomen Standardisoimisliito, r.y

France Association française de normalisation Germany Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V

Greece Hellenic Organization for Standardization Iceland Technological Institute of Iceland

Ireland National Standards Authority of Ireland Italy Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione Luxembourg Inspection du Travail et des Mines Netherlands Nederlands Normalisatie-instituut Norway Norges Standardiseringsforbund Portugal Instituto Portuguès da Qualidade Spain Asociación Española de Normalización y Certificación Sweden Standardiseringskommissionen i Sverige

Switzerland Association suisse de normalisation United Kingdom British Standards Institution

Amendments issued since publication

BS EN 631-1:1993

Contents

Page

National annex NA (informative) Committees responsible Inside back cover

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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BS EN 631-1 supersedes BS 4874:1972 which is withdrawn; as a consequence of the withdrawal of BS 4874, the following British Standards for catering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 2 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

EUROPEAN STANDARD

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM

EN 631-1

September 1993

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

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

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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

Page

Figure 1 — Basic module, derived

Figure 2 — Standardized dimensions

Table 1 — Nomenclature and nominal

EN 631-1:1993

0 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 do 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

1 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

NOTE prEN 631-2 specifies safe supports 1)

2 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

2.5 anti-spill lid

lid, with a seal, to prevent spillage during the transport of liquid foodstuffs

3 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 1

NOTE The sizes given in Figure 1 and Table 1 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 1 and shown in Figure 1

The tolerances to be applied to the nominal dimensions given in Table 1 shall be as follows:

i) mm for dimensions a and b;

ii) mm for dimension h up to and

including 65 mm;

iii) mm for dimension h above 65 mm;

iv) 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 1 A minimum of 0,1 % of production should be monitored

to ensure continuing compliance with the requirements of this standard.

NOTE 2 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 4 mm in any direction unless specifically intended so to do

NOTE 1 Lids from different manufacturers may not necessarily

be interchangeable, due to differences in radii.

NOTE 2 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.

1) In preparation.

0 –2 0 –3

0

5 – 2,0 + 1,5 –

Table 1 — Nomenclature and nominal dimensions

4 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 1

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

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.

Dimensions in millimetres

a See Figure 2.

b 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.

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.

EN 631-1:1993

Figure 1 — Basic module, derived dimensions and nomenclature

Figure 2 — Standardized dimensions of containers

BS EN 631-1:1993

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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

389 Chiswick High Road

London

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