A Practical Guide Using a Shampoo Bottle Introduction What is mold qualification—and why does it matter so much in packaging? In FMCG, packaging failures like leakage, deformation, or inconsistency are often traced back not to design, but to poorly qualified molds . A bottle may look perfect during trials, yet fail in production due to lack of process control. Mold qualification is the bridge between design intent and manufacturing reality . It ensures that a mold can consist