1 - AS 2479-1987 DOWN AND/OR FEATHER FILLINGS MATERIALS AND FILLED PRODUCTS
4 - PREFACE
4 - CONTENTS
5 - FOREWORD
6 - 1 SCOPE.
6 - 2 APPLICATION.
6 - 3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS.
6 - 4 DEFINITIONS.
6 - 4.1 Aftershaft
6 - 4.2 Barb
6 - 4.3 Barbule
6 - 4.4 Crushed feathers.
6 - 4.5 Curled feather
6 - 4.6 Down.
6 - 4.7 Down fibre
6 - 4.8 Feather
7 - 4.9 Feather fibre.
7 - 4.10 Fluff barb
7 - 4.11 Landfowl feathers.
7 - 4.12 Nestling feather
7 - 4.13 Plumage
7 - 4.14 Plumule
7 - 4.15 Product, down and/or feather filled
7 - 4.16 Quill
7 - 4.17 Quill feather
7 - 4.18 Residual matter
7 - 4.19 Secondhand filling
7 - 4.20 Waterfowl feathers.
7 - 4.21 Vane
7 - 5 PURITY AND QUALITY REQUIREMENTS.
7 - 5.1 Determination of Acidity (pH).
8 - 5.2 Oxygen number.
8 - 5.3 Total extractable and soluble matter.
8 - 5.4 Brittleness of feathers.
8 - 5.5 Filling power test.
8 - 5.6 Residual matter content.
8 - 6 CLASSIFICATION.
8 - 6.1 DOWN.
8 - 6.2 WATERFOWL FEATHERS.
8 - 6.3 LANDFOWL FEATHERS.
8 - 6.4 Mixturesof DOWN, WATERFOWLFEATHERS and/or LANDFOWL FEATHERS
9 - 6.5 Species.
9 - 7 DETERMINATION OF COMPOSITION.
9 - 7.1 Composition without species identification.
9 - 7.2 Composition with species identification.
9 - 8 LABELLING.
9 - 8.1 General.
10 - 8.2 Bulk material.
10 - 8.3 Down and/or feather filled products.
12 - APPENDIX A - RECOMMENDED SAMPLING PROCEDURE FOR COLLECTING A GROSS SAMPLE OF A FILLING MATERIAL
12 - A1 SCOPE.
12 - A2 PRINCIPLE.
12 - A3 APPARATUS.
12 - A4 PROCEDURE.
12 - A4.1 Sampling from bulk*.
12 - A4.2 Sampling from product.
13 - APPENDIX B - METHOD FOR CONDITIONING A FILLING MATERIAL
13 - B1 SCOPE.
13 - B2 PRINCIPLE.
13 - B3 APPARATUS.
13 - B4 PROCEDURE.
14 - APPENDIX C - METHOD FOR OBTAINING A SAMPLE OF A FILLING MATERIAL
14 - C1 SCOPE.
14 - C2 PRINCIPLE.
14 - C3 APPARATUS.
14 - C4 PROCEDURE.
15 - APPENDIX D - METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE OXYGEN NUMBER OF A FILLING MATERIAL
15 - D1 SCOPE.
15 - D2 PRINCIPLE.
15 - D3 REAGENTS.
15 - D3.1 General requirements.
15 - D3.2 Sulphuric acid (mol/L).
15 - D3.3 Potassium permanganate solution (0.002 mol/L).
15 - D4 APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT.
15 - D5 PROCEDURE.
16 - D6 CALCULATION OF RESULTS.
17 - D7 THEORY OF MULTIPLYING FACTOR.
17 - D8 REPORT.
18 - APPENDIX E - METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE DRY MATTER CONTENT IN A FILLING MATERIAL
18 - E1 SCOPE.
18 - E2 PRINCIPLE.
18 - E3 APPARATUS.
18 - E4 PROCEDURE.
19 - APPENDIX F - METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE TOTAL EXTRACTABLE MATTER AND SOLUBLE MATTER IN A FILLING MATERIAL
19 - F1 SCOPE.
19 - F2 PRINCIPLE.
19 - F3 REAGENT.
19 - F4 APPARATUS.
20 - F5 PROCEDURE.
20 - F5.1 Determination of dry matter.
20 - F5.2 Extraction.
20 - F5.3 Determination of total extractable matter.
20 - F5.4 Determination of soluble matter.
21 - F6 REPORT.
22 - APPENDIX G - METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE BRITTLENESS OF FEATHERS
22 - G1 SCOPE.
22 - G2 PRINCIPLE.
22 - G3 PROCEDURE.
22 - G4 REPORT.
23 - APPENDIX H - METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE FILLING POWER OF A FILLING MATERIAL
23 - H1 SCOPE.
23 - H2 PRINCIPLE.
23 - H3 APPARATUS.
23 - H4 PROCEDURE.
24 - H5 REPORT.
25 - APPENDIX J - METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE COMPOSITION OF A FILLING MATERIAL
25 - J1 SCOPE.
25 - J2 PRINCIPLE.
25 - J3 APPARATUS.
25 - J4 PROCEDURE.
26 - J5 PERCENTAGE COMPOSITION OF COMPONENTS.
26 - J6 REPORT.
27 - APPENDIX K - METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE NOMINAL COMPOSITION OF A FILLING MATERIAL FOR LABELLING OR FOR LABEL VERIFICATION
27 - K1 SCOPE.
27 - K2 PRINCIPLE.
27 - K3 PROCEDURE.
27 - K3.1 Species not specified.
31 - K3.2 Species specified.
32 - K3.3 Interpretation of species analysis.
34 - APPENDIX L - ILLUSTRATIONS OF DEFINED MATERIALS