On Jan. 3, six new revision projects were referred to its Working Groups for review.
January 10, 2023
The 3-A Sanitary Standards and Accepted Practices define hygienic design requirements to ensure the cleanability and inspectability of food processing equipment.
The events will take place late in the months of September, October and November.
August 17, 2022
The 3-A SSI Fall Webinar Series will highlight the key challenges to enhancing food safety equipment and systems from the standpoint of regulatory professionals, equipment users (processors) and equipment fabricators.
When specifying or designing dairy processing equipment, the first criterion is functionality for its purpose. But it is critical to remember that functionality includes cleaning and sanitizing. It is commonly thought that cleaning and sanitizing is the last step in the process, but it is not — it’s the first step.
Chris Hylkema of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets is chair.
January 5, 2022
The 3-A Sanitary Standards Inc. (3-A SSI) board of directors recently named Chris Hylkema of the New York State Deptartment of Agriculture and Markets chair and elected other officers for 2022.
Hygienic design for food processing facilities commonly focuses on new equipment and new facility construction. The selection of proper materials of construction, surface finishes, radii, welding quality, and other parameters is critical for good hygienic design.
The new edition is compatible with FDA’s ‘Grade A’ Pasteurized Milk Ordinance and also contains requirements for non-PMO food processing applications.
July 7, 2021
3-A Sanitary Standards Inc. (3-A SSI), McLean, Va., announced the release of the 6th edition of the widely-used “3-A Accepted Practice for Installation and CIP (Clean-In-Place) of Processing Equipment and Hygienic Pipelines Sanitary, Number 605-05.”