SR EN 1672-2:2000

Food processing machinery. Basic concepts. Part 2: Hygiene requirements

This part of EN 1672 specifies common hygiene requirements for machinery used in preparing and processing food for human and, where relevant, animal consumption to eliminate or minimise the risk of infection, illness, contagion or injury arising from this food. It identifies the hazards which are relevant to the use of such food processing machinery and describes design methods and information for use for the elimination or reduction of these risks. This standard does not deal with the hygiene related risks to personnel arising from the use of the machine, such as the use of cleaning agents, steam etc. which are dealt with in prEN 1672-1:1994. This standard applies to food processing machines listed in the normative annex A used for batch, continuous, open and closed processing using any kind of energy for motive power, heating or control. NOTE : Separate hygiene requirements are contained in other EU Directives. This standard applies primarily to machines which are manufactured after its date of issue. In addition, the principles contained in this standard can be applie

General information

Status : Withdrawn
Approval date : 11/24/1999
Publish date : 11/25/1999
Withdrawal date : 12/15/2005
Number of pages : 38
ICS : 67.260 Plants and equipment for the food industry
Technical Committee : 148 - Food processing machinery

Relations with other standards:

Normative reference SR EN 292-2+A1:1998
Normative reference SR EN 292-1:1996
Normative reference SR ISO 468:1997
Normative reference SR ENV 1070:1997
Replaced by SR EN 1672-2:2005
Amended by SR EN 1672-2:2000/AC:2004