Child Resistant Packaging/ Container Testing
Child-resistant packaging plays a critical role in preventing accidental exposure to hazardous substances, especially in households with children. At Unitec, we provide accredited testing services to ensure your packaging meets global safety standards and regulatory requirements across pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, vaping products, and household chemicals.
Our testing supports compliance with a wide range of child-resistant packaging regulations, including ISO 8317, EN 862, 16 CFR 1700.20, and the Poison Prevention Packaging Act in the U.S. and Canada. We also help brands navigate region-specific requirements like SOR/2019-353, TPD, and Reese’s Law for button battery safety. Explore the full list of packaging standards and testing procedures we support below.
The European Standard
ISO 8317 - Child-resistant packaging —Requirements and testing procedures for reclosable packages
EN ISO 8317 Child-resistant packaging —Requirements and testing procedures for reclosable packages
EN 862 - testing non-reclosable, non-pharmaceutical child resistant packaging
EN ISO 14375 - t Child-resistant non-reclosable packaging for pharmaceutical products. Requirements and testing
Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) Standard
ISO 28862 Child-Resistant Packaging — Requirements and Testing Procedures for Non-Reclosable Packages for Non-Pharmaceutical Products
EN ISO 28862 Child-Resistant Packaging — Requirements and Testing Procedures for Non-Reclosable Packages for Non-Pharmaceutical Products
ISO 14375 Child-resistant non-reclosable packaging for pharmaceutical products. Requirements and testing
The US and Canada Standard
16 CFR 1700 through 1702 - Poison Prevention Packaging Act
16 CFR 1700.20 - testing procedure for special packaging
EPA Testing Requirements, PRN 96-2: Changes to Child-Resistant Packaging (CRP)
Poison Prevention Packaging Act/ Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act
PUBLIC LAW 117–171 REESE’S LAW-SEC. 3. CHILD-RESISTANT PACKAGING FOR BUTTON CELL OR COIN BATTERIES
FDA ENDS standard
SOR/2001-269 SCHEDULE 3 and section 7
SOR/2019-353 Vaping Products Labelling and Packaging Regulations: clause 50, clause 51, clause 52-Requirement — child-resistant container
Canada Food and Drug Regultions CRC c.870 Section C01.002 and CAN/CSA-Z76.1
CAN/CSA Z76.2 - Child Non-reclosable Resistant Packages
CAN/CSA-Z76.1 - Child Reclosable Resistant Packages
Additional CHILD RESISTANT PACKAGING Requirements:
GSO ISO 8317 Child-resistant packaging —Requirements and testing procedures for reclosable packages
Therapeutic Goods Order No. 95 - Child-resistant packaging requirements for medicines 2017