Chapter 10 Annex P-5

Procedures for Swollen or Leaking Containers

The title of the flow chart is "Diagram of Visual Inspection Procedure". At the top of the flow chart itself is "swollen or leaking containers", which leads to "cause of problem". There are three choices for this:

1. under processing, which leads to notify lab, and then consideration of class 1 recall
2. overfills, where there is the option to view section 8 of Chapter 10 (culling)
3. container defects, where there is the option to view section 8 of Chapter 10 (culling)

Some products may appear slightly swollen due to overfilling by design or due to gas packing. If this is verified by the Inspector, these containers are not considered to be swollen. All swollen and leaking containers must be submitted to a laboratory to determine the cause of the swelling or leakage.