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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.

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.

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.

Significant boost for hygienic design

New GFSI benchmarking requirements underline necessity for hygienic design.

November 11, 2020

With the 2020 publication of two new hygienic design benchmarking requirements, the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) paves the way to incorporate hygienic design in food safety management programs, according to 3-A Sanitary Standards Inc. (3-A SSI) and the European Hygienic Engineering and Design Group (EHEDG).

USITC announces major action to stem 3-A China counterfeits

USITC will let stand a sweeping order in support of a complaint by 3-A SSI to block the imports of products from China showing a counterfeit 3-A Symbol or equivalent claim.

April 6, 2020

On April 3, the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) announced it will let stand a sweeping order in support of a complaint by 3-A Sanitary Standards Inc. (3-A SSI), McLean, Va., to block the imports of any products from China showing a counterfeit 3-A Symbol or equivalent claim.

Buying 3-A-certified equipment can expedite the regulatory process

The 3-A Symbol tells state and federal regulators that equipment meets a hygienic standard

Gabriel Miller

August 26, 2019

Equipment without a 3-A Symbol may cost less than equipment bearing the symbol, but buyers must be aware that the price paid for equipment is often not the actual cost.

3-A SSI takes action on China counterfeits

It filed a petition seeking an exclusion order against food processing equipment imported from China that bears a counterfeit 3-A Symbol.

March 20, 2019

It filed a petition seeking an exclusion order against food processing equipment imported from China that bears a counterfeit 3-A Symbol.

Ensure hygienic-installation success

The successful integration of processing and packaging operations comes down to choosing and installing the right equipment.

Juan Paulo Hidalgo Ríos

May 16, 2018

Integrating processing and packaging requires the process to be well-specified in terms of design and technical expectations. Global and local standards play an important role and need to be considered for every single piece of equipment purchased.

Buyer beware

3-A SSI warns of unauthorized use of its symbol on processing equipment

The association’s ‘buyer beware’ list has more than doubled in size since June to include 15 companies.

November 30, 2016

3-A Sanitary Standards Inc. says that a number of Chinese companies are displaying its trademarked 3-A Symbol without authorization. Dairy processors should verify that equipment meets the 3-A SSI’s sanitary design and fabrication criteria.

Matching up 3-A standards and FSMA rules

Timothy Rugh

August 11, 2015

The FDA soon will publish the final rules on Preventive Controls for human food and animal food and on Sanitary Food Transportation. These rules are more proactive and processed-oriented than previously required.