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3-A Std & Practices List with Document Scopes Page 1 of 98 January 4,2013
IMPORTANT NOTES & DISCLAIMER
Disclaimer
This list has been created as a quick guide reference of the current 3-A Sanitary
Standards and Accepted Practices. It is not intended to replace, override or contradict the
actual copyrighted standards and accepted practices. Though an effort has been made to
ensure the accuracy of this reference list, it is not guaranteed, and should always be
verified with the latest 3-A Sanitary Standards and Accepted Practices.
Notes
• This reference list was created January 4, 2013, using the 3-A Sanitary Standards
and Accepted Practices as they were currently published in December 2012. The
Pharmaceutical P3-A standards are also included.
• References for each standard include the cross reference 3-A Standards &
Accepted Practices
• Other references may also be referenced in the Standards and Accepted Practices
but are not listed in this quick guide in all cases. Please verify all the references in
the applicable Standards and Accepted Practices.
• 3-A Sanitary Standards & Accepted Practices are copyrighted and cannot be
distributed without authorization. See www.3-a.org
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Contents
Disclaimer ........................................................................................................................... 2
Notes ................................................................................................................................... 2
01-08 Storage Tanks ........................................................................................................... 7
02-11 Centrifugal and Positive Rotary Pumps.................................................................... 8
04-05 Homogenizers and Reciprocating Pumps ................................................................. 8
05-15 Stainless Steel Automotive Transportation Tanks for Bulk Delivery and Farm
Pick-Up Service ................................................................................................................ 11
10-04 Filters Using Single Service Filter Media .............................................................. 12
11-09 Plate Type Heat Exchangers ................................................................................... 12
12-07 Tubular Heat Exchangers ....................................................................................... 14
13-11 Farm Milk Cooling and Holding Tanks ................................................................. 15
16-05 Milk and Milk Products Evaporators and Vacuum Pans ........................................ 16
17-11 Formers, Fillers, and Sealers of Containers for Fluid Milk and Fluid Milk Products
........................................................................................................................................... 17
18-03 Multiple-Use Rubber and Rubber-Like Materials Used as Product Contact Surfaces
in Dairy Equipment ........................................................................................................... 18
19-07 Batch and Continuous Freezers for Ice Cream, Ices and Similarly Frozen Dairy
Foods ................................................................................................................................. 19
20-27 Multiple-Use Plastic Materials ............................................................................... 21
21-01 Centrifugal Separators and Clarifiers ..................................................................... 22
22-08 Silo-Type Storage Tanks for Milk and Milk Products ........................................... 23
23-06 Equipment for Packaging Viscous Product ............................................................ 24
24-03 Non-Coil Type Batch Pasteurizers for Milk and Milk Products ............................ 26
25-03 Non-Coil Type Batch Processors ........................................................................... 27
26-05 Sifters for Dry Products ......................................................................................... 28
27-06 Equipment for Packaging Dry Milk and Dry Milk Products ................................ 29
28-04 Flow Meters for Milk and Milk Products ............................................................... 30
29-03 Air Eliminators ...................................................................................................... 30
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30-01 Farm Milk Storage Tanks ...................................................................................... 32
31-06 Scraped Surface Heat Exchangers ......................................................................... 33
32-02 Uninsulated Tanks for Milk and Milk Products .................................................... 33
33-02 Polished Metal Tubing for Milk and Milk Products............................................... 35
34-02 Portable Bins for Dry Milk and Dry Milk Products .............................................. 35
35-04 Blending Equipment .............................................................................................. 36
36-01 Inline Rotor-Stator Mixers..................................................................................... 37
38-00 Cottage Cheese Vats .............................................................................................. 37
39-01 Pneumatic Conveyors for Dry Milk and Dry Milk Products ................................ 38
40-04 Bag Collectors ....................................................................................................... 39
41-03 Mechanical Conveyors for Dry Products ............................................................... 41
42-01 In-Line Strainers for Milk and Milk Products, Number ......................................... 41
44-03 Diaphragm Pumps ................................................................................................. 42
45-02 Crossflow Membrane Modules ............................................................................. 43
46-03 Refractometers and Energy Absorbing Optical Sensors for Milk and Milk
Products............................................................................................................................. 43
49-01 Air Driven Sonic Horns for Dry Products ............................................................. 44
50-01 Level Sensing Devices for Dry Products ................................................................ 45
51-01 Plug-Type Valves for Milk and Milk Products ..................................................... 45
52-02 Plastic Plug-Type Valves for Milk and Milk Products.......................................... 46
53-06 Compression-Type Valves .................................................................................... 47
54-02 Diaphragm-Type Valves for Milk and Milk Products........................................... 47
55-02 Boot Seal Type Valves .......................................................................................... 48
56-00 Inlet and Outlet Leak-Protector Plug-Type Valves for Milk and Milk Products .. 50
57-02 Disc-Type Valves .................................................................................................. 51
58-01 Vacuum Breakers and Check Valves for Milk and Milk Products ....................... 52
59-00 Automatic Positive Displacement Samplers for Fluid Milk and Fluid Milk
Products............................................................................................................................. 53
60-00 Milk and Milk Products Rupture Discs ................................................................. 54
61-01 Steam Injection Heaters for Milk and Milk Products ............................................ 54
62-02 Hose Assemblies for Milk and Milk Products........................................................ 55
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63-03 Sanitary Fittings ..................................................................................................... 57
64-00 Pressure Reducing and Back Pressure Regulating Valves for Milk and Milk
Products............................................................................................................................. 58
65-01 Sight and/or Light Windows and Sight Indicators in Contact with Product ......... 58
68-00 Ball-Type Valves for Milk and Milk Products ...................................................... 60
70-01 Italian-Type Pasta Filata Style Cheese Cookers .................................................... 60
71-01 Italian-Type Pasta Filata Style Cheese Moulders ................................................. 61
72-01 Italian-Type Pasta Filata Style Moulded Cheese Chillers ..................................... 62
73-01 Shear Mixers, Mixers, and Agitators ..................................................................... 63
74-05 Sensors and Sensor Fittings and Connections ....................................................... 64
75-01 Belt-Type Feeders.................................................................................................. 66
78-01 Spray Cleaning Devices Intended to Remain in Place ........................................... 68
81-00 Auger-Type Feeders .............................................................................................. 69
82-00 Pulsation Dampening Devices ............................................................................... 70
83-00 Enclosed Cheese Vats and Tables ......................................................................... 70
84-02 Personnel Access Ports for Wet Applications ....................................................... 71
85-02 Double-Seat Mixproof Valves ............................................................................... 72
87-00 Mechanical Strainers .............................................................................................. 72
88-00 Machine Leveling Feet and Supports .................................................................... 73
95-00 Transportation Tank Vents .................................................................................... 74
101-00 Pipeline Product Recovery Equipment ................................................................ 76
603-07 Sanitary Construction, Installation, Testing and Operation of High-Temperature
Short-Time and Higher-Heat Shorter-Time Pasteurizer Systems ..................................... 80
604-05 Supplying Air Under Pressure in Contact With Milk, Milk Products and Product
Contact Surfaces ............................................................................................................... 81
605-04 Permanently Installed Product and Solution Pipelines and Cleaning Systems
Used in Milk and Milk Product Processing Plants ........................................................... 82
606-05 Design, Fabrication, and Installation of Milking and Milk Handling Equipment 83
607-05 Spray Drying Systems .......................................................................................... 84
608-02 Instantizing Systems ............................................................................................ 86
609-03 A Method of Producing Culinary Steam ............................................................. 87
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610-02 Sanitary Construction, Installation, and Cleaning of Cross Flow Membrane
Processing Systems ........................................................................................................... 87
611-00 Farm Milk Cooling and Storage Systems ............................................................ 90
612-00 Plant Environmental Air Quality ......................................................................... 91
E-600 Egg Breaking and Separating Machines ............................................................... 92
E-1500 Shell Egg Washers .............................................................................................. 93
P3-A-001 Pharmaceutical General Glossary .................................................................... 93
P3-A-002 Materials for Use in Process Equipment and Systems ..................................... 94
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01-08 Storage Tanks
Scope: A1 These standards cover the sanitary aspects of storage tanks for milk
and milk products.
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02-11 Centrifugal and Positive Rotary Pumps
Title: 3-A® Sanitary Standards for Centrifugal and Positive Rotary Pumps,
Number 02-11
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33- Metal Tubing
42- In-Line Strainers
53- Compression-Type Valves
63- Sanitary Fittings
74- Sensors and Sensor Fittings and Connections Used on Equipment
82- Pulsation Dampening Devices
88- Machine Leveling Feet and Supports
603- Sanitary Construction, Installation, Testing, and Operation of
High-Temperature Short-Time and Higher-Heat Shorter-Time
Pasteurizer Systems
604- Supplying Air Under Pressure in Contact with Product or Product
Contact Surfaces
609- Method of Producing Steam of Culinary Quality
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5. Advanced Materials and Processes, Volume 137(1), “Coatings and
Coating Practices” by H. Herman, “Surface Modification” by F. A.
Smidt. ASM International, Materials Park, OH 44073, Phone:
(216) 338-5151, Internet http://asminternational.org
11. The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 21, Parts 175 –
Indirect Food Additives: Adhesives and Components of Coatings.
For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government
Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, Phone: (202) 512-1800,
Internet: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html
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Standardization (ISO), 1 ch. de la Voie-Creuse, Postale 56, CH -
1211, Geneva 20, Switzerland, Phone: +41-22-749-01-11, Internet:
www.iso.org
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3-A Sanitary Standards referenced which have been discontinued
55- Boot Seal-Type Valves for Milk and Milk Products
66- Caged-Ball Valves for Milk and Milk Products
Title: 3-A® Sanitary Standards for Filters Using Single Service Filter Media,
Number 10-04
Title: 3-A® Sanitary Standards for Plate Type Heat Exchangers, Number 11-08
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materials of construction, fabrication techniques and installation, as
appropriate, and the current revisions or editions of all referenced
documents cited herein in Section B.
References: 3-A Sanitary Standard for:
18- Multiple-Use Rubber and Rubber-like Materials
20- Multiple-Use Plastic Materials
63- Sanitary Fittings
33- Metal Tubing
88- Machine Leveling Feet and Supports
External 1. AIST Steel Products Manual, Stainless & Heat Resisting Steels,
References: Table 2-1. Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST), 410
Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15086, Phone: (412) 776-
1535. www.AIST.org
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For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government
Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, Phone: (202) 512-1800
or at http://gpoacess.gov/cfr/index.html.
Title: 3-A® Sanitary Standards for Tubular Heat Exchangers, Number 12-07
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Systems Used in Milk and Milk Product Processing Plants
Title: 3-A® Sanitary Standards for Farm Milk Cooling and Holding Tanks,
Number 13-11
Scope: A1 This standard covers the sanitary aspects of tanks in which bulk
milk is cooled and stored on dairy farms.
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16-05 Milk and Milk Products Evaporators and Vacuum
Pans
Title: 3-A® Sanitary Standards for Milk and Milk Products Evaporators and
Vacuum Pans, Number 16-05
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17-11 Formers, Fillers, and Sealers of Containers for
Fluid Milk and Fluid Milk Products
Title: 3-A® Sanitary Standards for Formers, Fillers, and Sealers of Containers
for Fluid Milk and Fluid Milk Products, Number 17-11
Scope: A1 These standards cover the sanitary aspects of unitized equipment for
forming, filling, and sealing containers for fluid milk and fluid
milk products. The equipment shall perform one or more of the
following functions: 1) forming the container, 2) applying and
sealing a supplementary fitment or device, 3) filling the container
and 4) sealing, including capping if part of the unitized equipment,
the container. The equipment shall start at the points where the
product, utilities (air, water, steam, cleaning chemicals, etc.),
container, container blank, or container material first enters the
unitized equipment. The equipment shall end where the formed,
filled, and/or sealed container exits the equipment.
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53- Compression-Type Valves
54- Diaphragm-Type Valves for Milk and Milk Products
59- Automatic Positive Displacement Samplers for Fluid Milk and
Fluid Milk Products
60- Milk and Milk Products Rupture Discs
74- Sensors and Sensor Fittings and Connections
64- Pressure Reducing and Back Pressure Regulating Valves for Milk
and Milk Products
65- Sight and/or Light Windows and Sight Indicators in Contact with
Product
62- Hose Assemblies for Milk and Milk Products
63- Sanitary Fittings
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3-A Accepted Practices, nor are these standards intended to cover
RTV silicone adhesives or sealants.
Scope: A1 These standards cover the sanitary aspects of batch and continuous
freezers for ice cream, sherbets, sorbets, ices, and other similarly-
frozen foods and equipment integral therewith, including pumps,
equipment for incorporating air or introducing flavoring material
into the product and mix supply tanks attached to and made as a
part of the freezer. These standards do not cover equipment
designed for the freezing of soft-serve type ice cream, ices, and
similarly-frozen products which are served to the consumer
without further hardening.
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74- Sensors and Sensor Fittings and Connections Used on Equipment
88- Machine Leveling Feet and Supports
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10. ASHRAE test 52.2-1999 method of testing general ventilation air-
cleaning devices for removal efficiency by particle size. Available
from American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air
Conditioning Engineers, 1791 Tullie Circle, N.E., Atlanta, GA
30329 Phone: 404-636-8400.
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to their ability to be cleaned and to receive effective bactericidal
treatment and to maintain their essential functional properties and
surface finish in accelerated use-simulating tests . These standards
do not apply to plastics for single service application nor plastics
which are of rubber or rubber-like origin resulting from chemical
or thermal vulcanization or curing. These standards are also not
meant to cover design and fabrication criteria for individual plastic
components, because such criteria are provided for in other 3-A
Sanitary Standards and 3-A Accepted Practices.
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18- Multiple-Use Rubber and Rubber-Like Materials Used as Product
Contact Surfaces in Dairy Equipment
20- Multiple-Use Plastic Materials
33- Polished Metal Tubing for Milk and Milk Products
63- Sanitary Fittings
74- Sensors and Sensor Fittings and Connections
65- Sight and/or Light Windows and Sight Indicators in Contact with
Product
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52- Plastic Plug-Type Valves for Milk and Milk Products
53- Compression-Type Valves
54- Diaphragm-Type Valves for Milk and Milk Products
Title: 3-A® Sanitary Standards for Equipment for Packaging Viscous Products,
Number 23-06
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container forming equipment or to other equipment such as
labelers, printers, daters, cappers, applicators of supplementary
fitments or devices or wrappers not furnished as part of the
unitized equipment, nor shall it apply to fillers of nonviscous
products.
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24-03 Non-Coil Type Batch Pasteurizers for Milk and Milk
Products
Title: 3-A® Sanitary Standards for Non-Coil Type Batch Pasteurizers for Milk
and Milk Products, Number 24-03
Scope: A1 This standard covers the sanitary aspect of non-coil type batch
pasteurizers used to pasteurize milk, fluid milk products, or other
fluid food products and includes those appurtenances necessary to
meet pasteurization requirements. This Standard shall be deemed
inclusive of the points where the product enters and exits the
noncoil type batch pasteurizer.
External 1. AIST Steel Products Manual, Stainless & Heat Resisting Steels,
References: Table 2-1. Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST), 410
Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15086, Phone: (412) 776-
1535. www.AIST.org
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Crystal Lake, IL
60014, Phone: (815) 455-8240, Fax: (815) 455-8241,
Internet: www.sfsa.org
Title: 3-A® Sanitary Standards for Non-Coil Type Batch Processors, Number
25-03
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Date: Effective November 24, 2002
A2
In order to conform to these 3-A Sanitary Standards, non-coil type
batch processors shall conform to the following design, material,
and fabrication criteria.
References: 3-A Sanitary Standard for:
18- Multiple-Use Rubber and Rubber-Like Materials Used as Product
Contact Surfaces in Dairy Equipment
20- Multiple-Use Plastic Materials
33- Polished Metal Tubing for Milk and Milk Products
78- Spray Cleaning Devices Intended to Remain in Place
60- Milk and Milk Products Rupture Discs
63- Sanitary Fittings
65- Sight and/or Light Windows and Sight Indicators in Contact with
Product
73- Shear Mixers, Mixers, and Agitators
51- Plug-Type Valves for Milk and Milk Products
52- Plastic Plug-Type Valves for Milk and Milk Products
53- Compression-Type Valves
54- Diaphragm-Type Valves for Milk and Milk Products
56- Inlet and Outlet Leak-Protector Plug-Type Valves for Milk and
Milk Products
57- Disc-Type Valves
58- Vacuum Breakers and Check Valves for Milk and Milk Products
74- Sensors and Sensor Fittings and Connections
Title: 3-A® Sanitary Standards for Sifters for Dry Products, Number 26-05
Scope: A1 These standards cover the sanitary aspects of sifters used for
processing dry products beginning at, as appropriate, the inlets for
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products, cleaning solutions, processing air and terminating at the
outlets for product, processing air, cleaning solutions or rejected
material.
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63- Sanitary Fittings
Title: 3-A® Sanitary Standards for Flow Meters for Milk and Milk Products,
Number 28-04
Scope: A1 These standards cover the sanitary aspects of flow meters for milk
and milk products and include that portion of any device integral
with the meter such as strainers, temperature sensors and density
sensors, which is in contact with the flowing product. It does not
pertain to meters designed to measure the milk from an individual
milking animal.
Scope: A1 This 3-A Sanitary Standard covers the sanitary aspects of air
eliminators that vent air removed from product directly to the
atmosphere and does not apply to devices using vacuum to remove
air. Product and air enter the air eliminator at the inlet connection,
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product exits at the outlet connection and air exits at the air vent.
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6. EHEDG Doc. 9 – Welding Stainless Steel to Meet Hygienic
Requirements. European Hygienic Engineering & Design Group.
Published by EHEDG, www.ehedg.org
Title: 3-A® Sanitary Standards for Farm Milk Storage Tanks, Number 30-01
Scope: A1 These standards cover the sanitary aspects of tanks in which bulk
milk is stored on dairy farms. They do not pertain to storage tanks
nor to silo type tanks for milk and milk products used in dairy
processing plants nor do they pertain to farm milk cooling and
holding tanks.
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fabrication criteria.
Title: 3-A® Sanitary Standards for Scraped Surface Heat Exchangers, Number
31-06
Scope: A1 These standards cover the sanitary aspects of scraped surface heat
exchangers for adding heat to, or removing heat from products.
These standards do not pertain to freezers for ice cream, ices and
similarly frozen dairy foods nor to batch processors.
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Title: 3-A® Sanitary Standards for Uninsulated Tanks for Milk and Milk
Products, Number 32-02
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3-A Accepted Practice for:
604- Supplying Air Under Pressure in Contact With Milk, Milk
Products and Product Contact Surfaces
Title: 3-A® Sanitary Standards for Polished Metal Tubing for Milk and Milk
Products, Number 33-02
Scope: A1 This standard covers the sanitary aspects of metal tubing used to
convey milk and milk products. This standard does not apply to the
assembly of metal tubing into further fabricated forms or systems.
34-02 Portable Bins for Dry Milk and Dry Milk Products
Title: 3-A® Sanitary Standards for Portable Bins for Dry Milk and Dry Milk
Products, Number 34-02
Scope: A1 These standards cover the sanitary aspects of portable bins for
storage, transportation and handling of dry milk and dry milk
products in bulk. They do not pertain to (1) stationary bins, (2)
bins (tanks) installed on automotive highway equipment, or (3)
piping and appurtenances that are not attached to the bin.
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herein.
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65- Sight and/or Light Windows and Sight Indicators
73- Shear Mixers, Mixers, and Agitators
74- Sensors and Sensor Fittings and Connections Used on Equipment
78- Spray Devices to Remain in Place
81- Auger-Type Feeders
Title: 3-A® Sanitary Standards for Inline Rotor-Stator Mixers Number 36-01
Scope: A1 These standards cover the sanitary aspects of inline devices which
use a combination of a rotor and a stator to effect mixing and size
reductions for liquids, slurries, and liquid-gas mixtures.
A1.1 The rotor-stator mixer begins at the infeed pipe connection(s) and
ends at the exit pipe fitting and includes all equipment in between.
Title: 3-A® Sanitary Standards for Cottage Cheese Vats, Number 38-00
Scope: A1 These standards cover the sanitary aspects of open top-type vats
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used in the batch production of cottage cheese curd.
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containers or bags where ambient air can be introduced to
convey product.
3. Product storage bins, hoppers, silos that are part of the
air/product separation equipment.
4. Bag collectors, when used as air/product separators, which
are covered by 3-A Sanitary Standards for Bag Collectors,
No. 40-.
Scope: A1 These standards cover the sanitary aspects of bag collectors for the
dry filter entrapment and collection of particulates of dry food
products from air exhausted from spray drying systems,
instantizing systems, or other dry product systems beginning at the
flanges or junctions of the product/air inlets of the bag collector
and terminating at the flanges or junctions of the air exhaust and
product outlets.
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With respect to pressurized air, the bag collector starts at the air
inlet to the pressurized air reservoir, or, in the case of an internal
pressurized air receiver, it shall start at the air inlet to the bag
collector.
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51- Plug-Type Valves for Milk and Milk Products
52- Plastic Plug-Type Valves for Milk and Milk Products
53- Compression-Type Valves
54- Diaphragm-Type Valves for Milk and Milk Products
56- Inlet and Outlet Leak-Protector Plug-Type Valves for Milk and
Milk Products
57- Disc-Type Valves
Title: 3-A® Sanitary Standards for Mechanical Conveyors for Dry Products,
Number 41-03
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Title: 3-A® Sanitary Standards for In-Line Strainers for Milk and Milk Products,
Number 42-01
Scope: A1 These standards cover the sanitary aspects of in-line strainers for
milk and milk products.
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45-02 Crossflow Membrane Modules
Title: 3-A® Sanitary Standards for Crossflow Membrane Modules, Number 45-
02
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applicable documents referenced herein.
Title: 3-A® Sanitary Standards for Air Driven Sonic Horns for Dry Products,
Number 49-01
Scope: A1 These standards cover the sanitary aspects of air-driven sonic horns
that dislodge particulates, enhance atomization, augment
fluidization or are used in other ways to enhance the drying and/or
recovery of dry products. Sonic horns shall begin at the
downstream face of the filter element located at the compressed air
connection of the driver and terminate at the discharge of the
acoustic bell.
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20- Multiple-Use Plastic Materials
33- Polished Metal Tubing for Milk and Milk Products
63- Sanitary Fittings
Title: 3-A® Sanitary Standards for Level Sensing Devices for Dry Products,
Number 50-01
Title: 3-A® Sanitary Standards for Plug-Type Valves for Milk and Milk
Products, Number 51-01
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Date: Effective November 15, 1998
Scope: A1 These standards cover the sanitary aspects of plug type valves used
on processing equipment and on equipment and lines which hold
or convey milk or milk products. These standards do not pertain to
thermoplastic plug-type valves which are covered by current 3 A
Sanitary Standards for Plastic Plug Type Valves for Milk and Milk
Products, Number 52 .
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53-06 Compression-Type Valves
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References: 3-A Sanitary Standard for:
18- Multiple-Use Rubber and Rubber-Like Materials Used as Product
Contact Surfaces in Dairy Equipment
20- Multiple-Use Plastic Materials
33- Polished Metal Tubing for Dairy Products
Title: 3-A® Sanitary Standard for Boot Seal Type Valves, Number 55-02
Scope: A1 This 3-A Sanitary Standard covers the sanitary aspects of boot seal
type valves used as components on processing equipment and
pipelines that hold or convey milk, milk products, and other food
products. The valve assembly includes an actuator moving a piston
rod, a boot seal attached to the piston rod and supported by it, and
a valve housing or body enclosing the boot seal and providing
entry and exit points for the product. Product enters the boot seal
type valve at the inlet connection and exits at the outlet connection.
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A744/A744M. Available from ASTM, 100 Barr Harbor Drive,
West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, Phone: (610) 832-9500.
11. The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 21, Parts 175 –
Indirect Food Additives: Adhesives and Components of Coatings.
For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government
Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, Phone: (202) 512-1800
or at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html.
12. The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 29, Part 1910.147 -
The Control of Hazardous Energy. For sale by the Superintendent
of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC
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20402, Phone: (202) 512-1800 or at
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html.
13. The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 21, Part 177 Indirect
Food Additives: Polymers. For sale by the Superintendent of
Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC
20402, Phone: (202) 512-1800 or at
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html.
16. The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 21, Parts 175 –
Indirect Food Additives: Adhesives and Components of Coatings.
For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government
Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, Phone: (202) 512-1800
or at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html .
Title: 3-A® Sanitary Standards for Inlet and Outlet Leak-Protector Plug-Type
Valves for Milk and Milk Products, Number 56-00
Scope: A1 These standards cover the sanitary aspects of inlet and outlet leak-
protector plug valves for batch pasteurizers, hereinafter called
valves, (reference 3-A drawings, numbers 3-A-100 E-1, 3-A-100
E-2, 3-A-100 E-3, 3-A-100 E-4, 3-A-100 E-5, 3-A-100 E-6, 3-
A-100 E-7, and 3-A-100 E-8.)
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18- Multiple-Use Rubber and Rubber-Like Materials Used as Product
Contact Surfaces in Dairy Equipment
20- Multiple-Use Plastic Materials
63- Sanitary Fittings
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455-8241, Internet: www.sfa.org.
Title: 3-A® Sanitary Standards for Vacuum Breakers and Check Valves for Milk
and Milk Products, Number 58-01
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Date: Effective August 16, 2010
Scope: A1 These standards cover the sanitary aspects of vacuum breakers and
check valves used on processing equipment and on equipment and
lines which hold or convey milk or milk products. See Appendix,
Section H for drawings numbered 3-A-100M-1, 3-A-100M-2, 3-A-
100M-3, 3-A-100M-4 and 3-A-100M-5.
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pasteurization systems
Title: 3-A® Sanitary Standards for Milk and Milk Products Rupture Discs,
Number 60-00
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Date: Effective: September 11, 2006
Title: 3-A® Sanitary Standards for Hose Assemblies for Milk and Milk
Products, Number 62-02
Scope: A1 This 3-A Sanitary Standard covers the sanitary aspects of hose
assemblies consisting of sanitary couplings permanently attached
to one or both ends of multiple-use smooth-bore hoses in a manner
such that the resultant hose-to-coupling junction is CIPable. The
hose assemblies are intended for the conveying of milk, milk
products, or other comestibles. The hose assemblies covered by
this standard are of three basic types as defined in C5.1.1, C5.1.2
and C5.1.3, and the components described therein are to be
assembled only by their manufacturer, or by an authorized
fabricator/distributor. Also see Appendix F1.
A2 This 3-A Sanitary Standard does not cover the following types of
hose assemblies: Also see Appendix F2 and F3.
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cleaning.
A2.4 Hose assemblies with a hose ID of less than 0.75 in. (19.05 mm).
References: 3-A Sanitary Standard for:
18- Multiple-Use Rubber and Rubber-Like Materials Used as Product
Contact Surfaces in Dairy Equipment
20- Multiple-Use Plastic Materials
33- Polished Metal Tubing for Milk and Milk Products
63- Sanitary Fittings
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666. Available fromASTM, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West
Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, Phone: (610)832-9500.
www.astm.org/standard/index.shtml
Scope: A1 These standards cover the sanitary aspects of fittings and gaskets
for fittings used on processing equipment and pipelines which hold
or convey milk, milk products, or other comestibles. These
standards cover the product contact surfaces of disassemblable
joints on sanitary fittings.
A1.1 Standards for fabricated hose assemblies are found in 3-A Sanitary
Standards for Hose Assemblies for Milk and Milk Products,
Number 62-.
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64-00 Pressure Reducing and Back Pressure Regulating
Valves for Milk and Milk Products
Title: 3-A® Sanitary Standards for Pressure Reducing and Back Pressure
Regulating Valves for Milk and Milk Products, Number 64-00
Scope: A1 These standards cover the sanitary aspects of pressure reducing and
back pressure regulating valves used on processing equipment and
on equipment and lines which hold or convey milk or milk
products.
Scope: A1 These standards cover the sanitary aspects of sight and/or light
windows, sight and/or light window flushing systems when
provided, and sight indicators, and begin and end at the fitting
connections to the pipeline or equipment or at the flange welded to
the pipeline or equipment. The flushing system begins at the shut
off valve and ends at the delivery nozzle or pipe or tube. These
standards do not cover external direct-reading gauges for tanks.
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fabrication criteria.
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8. ASTM specifications for Wrought Grades A-276, A-582, and A-
666. Available from ASTM, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West
Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, Phone: (610) 832-9500.
Title: 3-A® Sanitary Standards for Ball-Type Valves for Milk and Milk
Products, Number 68-00
Scope: A1 These standards cover the sanitary aspects of ball-type valves used
on processing equipment and on equipment and lines which hold
or convey milk or milk products.
Title: 3-A® Sanitary Standards for Italian-Type Pasta Filata Style Cheese
Cookers, Number 70-01
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dicers, mills, cyclones or similar appurtenances attached to the
receiving reservoir are not covered by these standards.)
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integral moulds or extruder pieces. These standards also cover
Italian cheese moulders which cool moulded cheese by indirect
methods.
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shall begin and end at the manufacturer's supplied fittings.
Title: 3-A® Sanitary Standards for Shear Mixers, Mixers, and Agitators,
Number 73-01
Scope: A1 These standards cover the sanitary aspects of agitators, mixers and
shear mixers used for combining and/or mixing, either liquids or
liquids with solid products. Specifically included are batch mixers
immersed into the product. Shear mixers, mixers, and agitators
may be of the top, side or bottom entry types. These standards do
not include the vessel in which the agitator, mixer or shear mixer is
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used.
Title: 3-A® Sanitary Standards for Sensors and Sensor Fittings and Connections,
Number 74-05
Scope: A1 This 3-A Sanitary Standard applies to the sanitary aspects of sensors
and sensor fittings and connections for equipment which contains
or processes milk and milk products and on pipelines which
convey milk and milk products and to sensors and sensor fittings
and connections within recirculation cleaning systems.
External 1. The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 21, Part 110.3 (o)
References: Current good manufacturing practice in manufacturing, packaging,
or holding human food, definitions. (FDA’s definition of sanitize
from the GMP regs). The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),
Title 40, Part 152.500 Pesticide registration and classification
procedures, requirements for devices. The Code of Federal
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Regulations (CFR), Title 40, Part 161.640 Data requirements for
registration, product performance data. The Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), Title 40, Part 180.940 Tolerances and
exemptions from tolerances for pesticide chemicals in food,
tolerance exemptions for active and inert ingredients for use in
antimicrobial formulations (food-contact surface sanitizing
solutions). For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S.
Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402, Phone: (202)
512-1800 or at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html .
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10. ISO 3601-1:2002: Fluid Power Systems, Sealing Devices – O-
Rings – Part 1: Inside diameters, cross-sections, tolerances and
size identification code, The International Organization for
Standardization (ISO), 1 ch. de la Voie-Creuse, Postale 56, CH -
1211, Geneva 20, Switzerland, Phone: +41-22-749-01-11, Internet:
www.iso.org
Scope: A1 This 3-A Sanitary Standard applies to the sanitary aspects of belt-
type feeders used to convey products at a controlled rate. Product
enters the feeder at the inlet hopper/chute and exits at the head
pulley or enclosure discharge opening.
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400 Commonwealth Dr., Warrendale, PA 15096-0001, Internet:
http://www.sae.org
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11. AWS/ANSI D18.1 – Specification for Welding of Austenitic
Stainless Steel Tube and Pipe Systems in Sanitary (Hygienic)
Applications. Published by American Welding Society, 550 N.W.
LeJeune Rd., Miami FL, Phone: (800) 443-3953, www.aws.org
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and fabrication criteria and the applicable documents referenced
herein.
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82-00 Pulsation Dampening Devices
Title: 3-A® Sanitary Standards for Pulsation Dampening Devices, Number 82-
00
Scope: A1 These standards cover the sanitary aspects of enclosed cheese vats
and tables used in the batch production of cheese curd and open
vats that are covered during mechanical cleaning. This standard
does not include equipment with capabilities for pressing of curd.
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20- Multiple-Use Plastic Materials
33- Polished Metal Tubing for Milk and Milk Products
51- Plug-Type Valves for Milk and Milk Products
52- Plastic Plug-Type Valves for Milk and Milk Products
53- Compression-Type Valves
65- Sight and/or Light Windows and Sight Indicators in Contact with
Product
62- Hose Assemblies for Milk and Milk Products
63- Sanitary Fittings
74- Sensors and Sensor Fittings and Connections
78- Spray Cleaning Devices Intended to Remain in Place
73- Shear Mixers, Mixers, and Agitators
Title: 3-A® Sanitary Standards for Personnel Access Ports for Wet Applications,
Number 84-02
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74- Sensors and Sensor Fittings and Connections
78- Spray Devices to Remain in Place
605- Permanently Installed Product and Solution Pipelines and Cleaning
Systems
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which contains the components used for mechanically separating
the product into two or more streams. The equipment shall start at
the point where the product in-feed piping is connected to the
mechanical strainer and ends at the points where the streams exit
the mechanical strainer.
Title: 3-A® Sanitary Standard for Machine Leveling Feet and Supports, Number
88-00
Scope: A1 This standard covers the sanitary aspects of machine leveling feet
and supports used on equipment in a wet processing area of dairy,
food and other comestible products plants, including dry
processing areas cleaned with water. These feet or supports attach
to the equipment and support the equipment from the floor. The
feet or supports begin at the point where the feet or supports attach
to the leg(s) or the body of the equipment and end at the support
point on the floor. This standard does not include supports that
attach to a wall or ceiling.
These feet and supports are not product contact surfaces but have a
hygienic significance because they may become a harborage of soil
and create a source of secondary contamination to the products.
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This standard does not cover mounting to a Slab or Island.
Title: 3-A® Sanitary Standard for Transportation Tank Vents, Number 95-00
Scope: A1 This 3-A Sanitary Standard covers the sanitary aspects of pressure
vents, vacuum vents, surge valves and atmospheric vents used on
transportation tanks. The vent begins at the fitting where the vent
attaches to the tank and ends where air or pressure is expelled to
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the atmosphere or taken into the transportation tank from the
atmosphere.
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Phone: (815) 455-8240, Fax: (815) 455-8241, Internet:
www.sfsa.org
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includes the launching mechanism, receiving mechanism, and
projectile.
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AWS D18.3/D18.3M - Specification for Welding of Tanks, Vessels,
and Other Equipment in Sanitary (Hygienic) Applications (ANSI
Approved) Published by American Welding Society, 550 N.W.
LeJeune Rd., Miami FL, Phone: (800) 443-3953, www.aws.org.
10. The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 21, Parts 175 –
Indirect Food Additives: Adhesives and Components of Coatings.
For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government
Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, Phone: (202) 512-1800,
Internet: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html
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size identification code, The International Organization for
Standardization (ISO), 1 ch. de la Voie-Creuse, Postale 56, CH -
1211, Geneva 20, Switzerland, Phone: +41-22-749-01-11, Internet:
www.iso.org
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603-07 Sanitary Construction, Installation, Testing and
Operation of High-Temperature Short-Time and Higher-
Heat Shorter-Time Pasteurizer Systems
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28- Flow Meters for Milk and Milk Products
31- Scraped Surface Heat Exchangers
32- Uninsulated Tanks for Milk and Milk Products
33- Polished Metal Tubing for Milk and Milk Products
35- Blending Equipment
42- In-Line Strainers for Milk and Milk Products, Number
51- Plug-Type Valves for Milk and Milk Products
52- Plastic Plug-Type Valves for Milk and Milk Products
59- Automatic Positive Displacement Samplers for Fluid Milk and
Fluid Milk Products
74- Sensors and Sensor Fittings and Connections
65- Sight and/or Light Windows and Sight Indicators in Contact with
Product
63- Sanitary Fittings
58- Vacuum Breakers and Check Valves for Milk and Milk Products
Title: 3-A® Accepted Practices for Supplying Air Under Pressure in Contact
With Milk, Milk Products and Product Contact Surfaces, Number 604-05
Scope: A1 These 3-A Accepted Practices shall pertain to the sanitary aspects
of the equipment and filters used in the supplying of air under
pressure for contact with food, food products, other comestibles,
product contact surfaces, and solution contact surfaces. The
system shall begin with the air intake filter and end at point(s) of
application.
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A2 In order to conform to these 3-A Accepted Practices, equipment for
the supplying of air as defined herein shall conform to the
following design, material, fabrication and installation criteria and
the applicable special requirements,
Title: 3-A® Accepted Practices for Permanently Installed Product and Solution
Pipelines and Cleaning Systems Used in Milk and Milk Product
Processing Plants, Number 605-04
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References: 3-A Sanitary Standard for:
18- Multiple-Use Rubber and Rubber-Like Materials Used as Product
Contact Surfaces in Dairy Equipment
20- Multiple-Use Plastic Materials
33- Polished Metal Tubing for Milk and Milk Products
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51- Plug-Type Valves for Milk and Milk Products
52- Plastic Plug-Type Valves for Milk and Milk Products
53- Compression-Type Valves
Title: 3-A® Accepted Practices for Spray Drying Systems, Number 607-05
Scope: A1 These 3-A Accepted Practices shall pertain to the sanitary aspects
of equipment for spray drying milk and milk products, and include
all equipment necessary for spray drying milk and milk products
beginning with the discharge of the final pump which delivers the
liquid product to the atomizers and terminates at the point the
finished product leaves the system for conveying either to the
packaging system or to bulk storage. The drying system may
include but shall not be limited to the equipment used for moving
and cleaning air, heating and/or cooling air, fluid product handling,
fluid product heating, fluid product atomizing, gas injection into
the product, atomized product dispersion into the heated air, dry
ingredient introduction into the process air or product, product
reintroduction, agglomeration, dry or partially dry product
retention, additional product drying, separating dry product from
the air, exhausting the air, dry product cooling and/or conveying,
dry product sifting and classifying, dry product particle size
reduction, metallic particle detection and separation, internal
vibration, air locks, fire suppression appurtenances, pressure relief
(explosion venting), product sampling, heat recovery, permanently
installed mechanical cleaning devices, instrument sensor fittings,
observation ports and any other equipment that may become a part
of the spray drying system for handling processing air or product.
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integral part of a dryer system.
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43- Wet Collectors for Dry Milk & Dry Milk Products
Scope: A1 These 3-A Accepted Practices shall pertain to the sanitary aspects
of equipment in instantizing systems and include all equipment
necessary for instantizing dry milk and dry milk products
beginning with the equipment which receives the product to be
instantized and terminating at the point the product is discharged to
either the packaging system or storage. The instantizing systems
include equipment used for moving and cleaning the air, heating
and/or cooling air, conveying the product, moistening the product,
additional drying of the product, removing the instantized product
from the air and cooling the product.
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609-03 A Method of Producing Culinary Steam
Scope: A1 This 3-A Accepted Practice shall pertain to the sanitary aspects of
the equipment and filters used in the supplying of steam of culinary
quality which comes in direct contact with food products, other
comestibles, or product contact surfaces. The system shall begin
with the steam inlet of the entrainment separator and terminate at
the steam inlet of the process equipment.
Title: 3-A® Accepted Practices for the Sanitary Construction, Installation, and
Cleaning of Cross Flow Membrane Processing Systems, Number 610-02
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equipment necessary for crossflow membrane processing of milk,
milk products, and their fractions. These processes include
ultrafiltration, diafiltration, microfiltration, nanofiltration and
reverse osmosis. The system begins at the product inlet to the
supply tank which delivers the liquid product to the membrane
equipment and, if diafiltration is used, at the outlet of the nearest
valve which delivers water for diafiltration. The system terminates
at the connections on the membrane equipment where concentrate
and permeate leave the membrane equipment for storage or further
processing. This 3-A Accepted Practice does not cover materials
and fabrication of membrane modules. Membrane modules are
covered under 3-A Sanitary Standard, Number 45-.
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External 1. AISI Steel Products Manual, Stainless & Heat Resisting Steels,
References Table 2-1. American Iron and Steel Society, 410 Commonwealth
Drive, Warrendale, PA 15086 (412) 776-1535.
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0340, (203) 744-4300.
Title: 3-A® Accepted Practices for Farm Milk Cooling and Storage Systems,
Number 611-00
Scope: A1 These 3-A Accepted Practices shall pertain to equipment used for
farm milk cooling and storage systems. These systems shall begin
at the inlet of the heat exchanger and end with the milk storage
vessel from which the raw milk is removed from the dairy farm.
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18- Multiple-Use Rubber and Rubber-Like Materials Used as Product
Contact Surfaces in Dairy Equipment
20- Multiple-Use Plastic Materials
63- Sanitary Fittings
33- Polished Metal Tubing for Milk and Milk Products
30- Farm Milk Storage Tanks
01- Storage Tanks
11- Plate Type Heat Exchangers
12- Tubular Heat Exchangers
13- Farm Milk Cooling and Holding Tanks
74- Sensors and Sensor Fittings and Connections
Title: 3-A® Accepted Practice for Plant Environmental Air Quality, Number
612-00
Scope: A1 This 3-A Accepted Practice covers the materials, design, fabrication
and installation of equipment used to produce and handle plant
environmental air in processing, packaging, and storage areas.
A2 This 3-A Accepted Practice also provides guidance for the air
quality to be maintained in food processing, packaging, and storage
areas. These conditions are considered necessary to minimize
contamination of product, product contact surfaces, and open
containers.
External 1. The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 21, Part 175 –
References: Indirect Food Additives: Adhesives and Components of Coatings.
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For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government
Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, Phone: (202) 512-1800
or at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html.
Title: E-3-A® Sanitary Standards for Egg Breaking and Separating Machines,
Number E-0600
Scope: A1 These E-3-A Sanitary Standards cover the sanitary aspect of egg
breaking and separating machines including processing air sources.
They do not cover associated egg washers or conveyors used for the
purpose of delivering eggs to the machine nor to equipment used
beyond the point the product and the egg shell are discharged form
the machine.
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63- Sanitary Fittings
Scope: Al These E-3-A Sanitary Standards cover the sanitary aspects for
washers of shell eggs. They do not pertain to any device used in
moving the product from a flat to the washer rollers or washer in
feed system such as hand or vacuum lifters, trays, wire fingers or
similar
devices nor do they pertain to fixed transfer devices between components
nor to an oiling device which is used with a washer in a shell egg
cartoning operation.
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References:
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Sanitizers.
ISO 2723 Vitreous and porcelain enamels for sheet steel - Production of
specimens for testing
ISO 2733 Vitreous and porcelain enamels - Apparatus for testing with acid
and neutral liquids and their vapors.
ISO 2734 Vitreous and porcelain enamels - Apparatus for testing with
alkaline liquids.
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AWS D18.1 Specification for Welding of Austenitic Stainless Steel Tube
and Pipe Systems in Sanitary (Hygienic) Applications.
Steel Products Manual: Stainless Steels – Iron & Steel Society – ISBN: 1-
886362-34-3.
B1. The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 21,\ Parts 175 –
Indirect Food Additives: Adhesives and Components of Coatings.
For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government
Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, Phone: (202) 512-1800
or at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html.
B2 The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 21, Part 177 Indirect
Food Additives: Polymers. For sale by the Superintendent of
Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC
20402, Phone: (202) 512-1800 or at
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html.
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B46.1 - Surface Texture Waviness and Lay. Available from the
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Three Park Ave., New
York, NY 10016-5990, Phone: (212) 705-7722,
http://www.asme.org.
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B11 Aerospace Standard (AS) 568, published by SAE, 400
Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15086, Phone (412-776-
4970).
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