GOST R 52483-2020 PDF

Full title and description

GOST R 52483-2020 — "Прокладки (пакеты) женские гигиенические. Общие технические условия" (English: Hygienic pads for women. General specifications). The standard establishes general technical requirements, test methods, rules for acceptance, and provisions for packaging, storage, transport and disposal of female hygienic pads (sanitary pads / panty liners), and includes a recommended annex of graphical symbols for absorbency classification.

Abstract

This national Russian standard (GOST R 52483-2020) sets quality, safety and labelling requirements and defines test methods and acceptance rules for non‑medical female hygienic pads. It is intended to ensure product safety for consumers and to provide uniform technical requirements for manufacturers, testing laboratories and conformity assessment bodies.

General information

• Status: Active / In force (introduced to replace the previous 2005 edition).
• Publication date: Introduced 1 November 2020; approved by Rosstandart (order No. 484‑ст) on 11 August 2020.
• Publisher: Federal Agency on Technical Regulating and Metrology (Rosstandart) — national standard of the Russian Federation.
• ICS / categories: Paper technology — Paper products (ICS / OKС 85.080).
• Edition / version: GOST R 52483-2020 (2020 edition, replacing GOST R 52483-2005).
• Number of pages: 16 pages (main text / typical commercial publication length as listed in standards catalogues).

Key bibliographic and registration details above are documented in national standards registries and commercial standards catalogues.

Scope

The standard applies to consumer female hygienic pads (including daily liners and sanitary pads) produced for general personal hygiene and menstrual management. It does not apply to pads specifically intended and labelled by the manufacturer for use as medical devices for patients with urinary or other clinical conditions requiring medical-grade products. The standard covers terminology, materials and construction requirements, performance characteristics (e.g., absorbency behavior), safety-related limits and test methods, acceptance rules, marking and packaging, handling (transportation and storage) and end‑of‑life disposal recommendations.

Key topics and requirements

• Definitions and classification of hygienic pads (types and intended use).
• Technical and safety requirements for materials and finished products (material composition, cleanliness and biocompatibility-related provisions referenced to biological evaluation standards).
• Performance characteristics and test methods (absorbency, retention, leakage resistance, dimensional stability and mechanical strength under normal use conditions).
• Acceptance and inspection rules for factory batches and finished-product testing procedures.
• Marking, labelling and packaging requirements, including recommended graphical symbols for absorbency classes (annex A — recommended).
• Requirements for transportation, storage conditions and shelf-life considerations.
• Guidance on disposal/uti­lization of used products and relevant environmental considerations.

Typical use and users

Primary users are manufacturers of absorbent hygiene products, product design and quality assurance engineers, testing and certification laboratories, conformity assessment bodies, importers/retailers placing products on the Russian market, and regulatory authorities responsible for consumer product safety. The standard is also used by procurement teams and product safety assessors when specifying requirements for non‑medical feminine hygiene products.

Related standards

GOST R 52483-2020 replaces GOST R 52483-2005. The standard references several normative documents for methods and safety assessment, for example standards on packaging and storage of paper products, conditioning and test methods, and biological evaluation methods (including national/adopted references to ISO/GOST biological testing standards). The normative references listed in the standard include standards such as ГОСТ 15150, ГОСТ 6658, ГОСТ 14192, ГОСТ 10354 and GOST ISO 10993‑10 among others.

Keywords

GOST R, hygienic pads, sanitary pads, panty liners, absorbent hygiene products, menstrual hygiene, product specifications, testing methods, Rosstandart, packaging, labelling, ICS 85.080.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: GOST R 52483-2020 is the Russian national standard that specifies general technical requirements, test methods and acceptance rules for female hygienic pads (sanitary pads and daily liners).

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers terminology, material and construction requirements, performance characteristics and test methods (e.g., absorbency and leakage checks), rules of acceptance, marking and labelling, packaging, transport and storage, and recommendations on disposal; it excludes products specifically designated by the manufacturer as medical devices.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Manufacturers, QA/QC engineers, testing and certification laboratories, conformity assessment bodies, importers and regulatory authorities working with consumer absorbent hygiene products.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: Current — GOST R 52483-2020 was approved on 11 August 2020 and entered into force on 1 November 2020, replacing the previous edition GOST R 52483-2005.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: It is part of the national GOST/GOST R system covering paper products and absorbent hygiene items (classified under ICS/OKС 85.080) and links to other national standards on packaging, materials and biological testing (normative references are listed in the standard).

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Hygienic pads, sanitary pads, panty liners, absorbency, testing methods, packaging, labelling, GOST R 52483-2020, Rosstandart, ICS 85.080.