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Food grade lubrication

In the absence of official certification procedures the EHEDG has drawn up a guideline for establishing procedures relating to the manufacture of food grade lubricants and for the use of those lubricants in the food industry, specifically in relation to incidental food contact. Machinery producing food or feed must be designed and constructed in a way that no ancillary substances, like... go to >> Food grade lubrication

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Food grade lubrication

Manufacturing The EHEDG guideline 23 for food-grade lubrication, published in March 2002, lays down the general requirements for the hygienic manufacturing and supply of food-grade lubricants. All raw materials or ingredients should conform to the US FDA regulations regarding the acceptable ingredients for use in the manufacture of food grade lubricants. When manufacturing food grade oils... go to >> Food grade lubrication

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Food grade lubrication

Where machinery is intended to prepare and process foodstuffs, cosmetics, tobacco products, pharmaceutical products and feed stuff, they must be so designed and constructed so that no ancillary substances can come into contact with the products. Lubricants, grease and oil, however are necessary components for the lubrication, transfer, power transmissions and corrosion protection of... go to >> Food grade lubrication

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List of check points for lubrication

In food manufacturing many kinds of appliances are being used. In almost each of them there is a (small) chance that food comes in contact with lubricated parts. In order to prevent that this slight chance causes a great risk of contamination and all that follows, per branche a list of check points is given were to be careful which lubrication is... go to >> List of check points for lubrication

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Misunderstandings concerning applying food grade lubricants

The cessation of the USDA White Book approval system for lubricants has left a void for food and beverage manufacturers when choosing machinery maintenance lubricants for use in food and beverage manufacturing applications. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) formerly approved lubricants as H1 (“for incidental food contact”) and published the list commonly known as the “White Book.” ... go to >> Misunderstandings concerning applying food grade lubricants

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