Articles Tagged with ''hygienic equipment design''

Create an effective preventive controls plan

Equipment design criteria for processing equipment play an indispensable role.
Timothy Rugh
May 7, 2021
3-A Sanitary Standards Inc. (SSI) conducted a short industry survey last summer to learn about the key factors driving customers’ interest in hygienic design for applications other than dairy. U.S. regulations drive hygienic design in the dairy market, but what about in others?
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Distance training in the COVID-19 era

Members of the 3-A SSI community share how the coronavirus pandemic affected their operations trainings.
Timothy Rugh
February 10, 2021
The emergence of COVID-19 early this year precipitated immediate and far-ranging changes in all types of workplace learning. When it comes to ensuring food safety in equipment design and operation, COVID-19 did not change the imperative for training, but it accelerated the implementation of digital and virtual learning programs.
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Understand key 3-A Sanitary Standards terms

Equipment must be cleanable, readily accessible and substantially flush.
Timothy Rugh
December 10, 2020
3-A Sanitary Standards have a long history of use for the design and operation of equipment and utensils in the manufacturing, processing, packaging and storing of milk and dairy products.
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Verifying the integrity of hygienic equipment design

Processors need to know that the policies and procedures they’re using are sufficient to guarantee the integrity of hygienic equipment design.
Timothy Rugh
August 10, 2017

There is no better time for processors to make sure they have the policies, procedures and practices in place to help meet the objectives of new rules on Preventive Controls for Human Food under the Food Safety Modernization Act.


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The keys to maintaining hygienic design

Understanding all the fundamental issues in creating and maintaining hygienic equipment design is important, from facility design requirements to hygienic welding.
Timothy Rugh
August 23, 2016

What often happens to change the original state of ‘hygienic design’ in a processing system and, therefore, deserves attention when it comes to maintenance?


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Bosch dairy filling equipment is EHEDG-approved
Clean machines

Hygienic design of dairy equipment is in the spotlight

Hygienic machine design allows dairy manufacturers to minimize downtime and waste.
August 2, 2016

Two main organizations provide hygienic design certifications. The European Hygienic Engineering & Design Group is a consortium of equipment manufacturers, research institutes and public health authorities. In the United Sates, the main organization is 3-A Sanitary Standards Inc.


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