In an earlier column, we described the origin of the new 3-A SSI standard, “ANSI/3-A 00-00-2014, 3-A Sanitary Standards for General Requirements.” The new General Requirements standard was released on Sept. 8, 2014 following approval by the American National Standards Institute as an American National Standard.
The new standard covers the sanitary design, materials of construction and fabrication techniques for dairy and for other food and beverage equipment used to handle, process and package consumable products where a high degree of sanitation is required.