1. Openability of soft drinks PET packagings.
- Author
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Silva, Danilo CorrêA, Paschoarelli, Luis Carlos, and da Silva, José Carlos Plácido
- Subjects
CARBONATED beverages ,FOOD packaging ,ERGONOMICS ,POLYETHYLENE ,RESEARCH funding ,T-test (Statistics) ,TORQUE ,EVALUATION research ,DATA analysis software - Abstract
Studies on packaging accessibility are still incipient in Brazil. Many of these packagings can represent a challenge to users, whether due to non-informative labels, tricky tabs or seals, or even those that need strength to open. This paper brings a simple test to determine the necessary torque force to open PET bottles, and to predict the amount of users that could not open it. The findings suggest that a considerable amount of users could not open it or would have some difficulties to exert the necessary force. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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