Posts Tagged ‘[Food and Beverage]’
What You Need to Know About 3-A Standards
Understanding 3-A Standards, symbol authorization, and Accepted Practices as it pertains to one’s process is important, albeit not easy. That is why Sani-Matic employs experts dedicated to staying current with 3-A Standards. One key Sani-Matic 3-A Standards expert is Vice President, Sales and Marketing Bryan Downer. He is an active 3-A Standards Working Group member and…
Read MoreAutomated Cleaning and Sanitation Increases Employee Safety
Over the past several years, the move toward automated cleaning and sanitation has been steadily growing to enhance productivity, increase sanitation worker safety, repurpose labor, improve water savings, and generate better sanitary results. But now, with the reality of COVID-19 and the threat of future pandemics, food and beverage processors must consider cleaning and sanitation…
Read MoreSpray Ball Types: How to Select the Right One for Your Process
There are a variety of spray ball types available to clean process vessels or other applications, but how do you choose the right one? It starts by understanding several factors including soil type, available flow rates, the size and makeup of the vessel to clean, and available ports or connection types. Understanding Spray Balls and Spray Ball…
Read MoreHow Preventive Maintenance Programs Help Meet FSMA’s Sanitation Preventive Controls Requirements
Consumers put their trust in the food industry every day, expecting the products they buy are safe for consumption. To help meet consumer safety expectations, the FDA signed the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) into law in 2011, including sanitation preventive controls, which triggered a shift toward prevention over reactive responses to food contamination threats.…
Read MoreHow to Meet Pharmaceutical Equipment Components Requirements
Professionals in the bio-pharm industry understand meeting pharmaceutical equipment components requirements is a rigorous task. Close attention to the evolving FDA Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) regulations and American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Bioprocessing Equipment (BPE) standards is needed to be in compliance and ensure a hygienic process. “The BPE standards section for Process Components (SD-3)…
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