11. Glossary
A w : water activity.
Spontaneously fermented beers: beers that ferment spontaneously without the use of cultured yeast. These beers are highly acidic and carbonated.
Bi-orientation: a process used to improve the physical resistance of plastic films or walls (PET, PVC) during manufacture, when they are in a semi-liquid state. The process consists in stretching the walls in two opposite directions, in order to order a beneficial molecular arrangement.
BPA-BIPHENOL A: endocrine disruptor used in polycarbonates and beverage can linings.
Staves: the staves of a barrel or cask are the curved elements that form the side wall of the container by joining them together.
Degassing slits: slits cut in the thread of the ring of plastic...
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Decree no. 78-166 of January 31, 1978 on the metrological control of certain prepackages, supplemented by the Orders of October 20, 1978 and February 25, 1980.
Decree no. 55-771 of May 21, 1955 on milk intended for human consumption
Decree no. 77-1026 of September 7, 1977 defining sterilized milk and UHT sterilized milk
Directive 2007/45/EC of the European...
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