CEN/TC 153/WG 13 - Hygiene

1.1   This document specifies common hygiene and cleanability requirements for machinery and machine components used in preparing and processing food for human (see informative Annex A) and, where relevant, animal feed processing to eliminate or minimize the risk of contagion, infection, illness or injury arising from this food to an acceptable level. It identifies the hazards which are significant to the use of such food processing machinery and describes design methods and information for use for the elimination or reduction of these risks.
Additional and/or deviant hygiene and cleanability requirements may be given in applicable C-standards for specific machines or categories of machinery.
NOTE   Separate hygiene and cleanability requirements are contained in other EU-Directives or -Regulations (see Bibliography).
Examples of hygiene risks and acceptable solutions are given in the informative Annex B.
This document may also be used for machinery, components or other equipment used for other purposes than food preparing or processing, if cleanability is required.
1.2   This document does not deal with the hygiene-related risks to operators arising from the use of the machine.
1.3   This document is not applicable to machines manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CEN.

This document 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 contagion, infection, illness 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 document does not deal with the hygiene related risks to personnel arising from the use of the machine.
This document applies to food processing machines. Examples of such groups of food processing machinery are given in the informative Annex B.
NOTE   Separate hygiene requirements are contained in other EU Directives (see Bibliography).
In addition, the principles contained in this document can be applied to other machinery and equipment used to process food where similar risks apply.
Examples of hygiene risks and acceptable solutions are given in the informative Annex A.
This document is not applicable to machines manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CEN.

This document gives guidance to machinery manufacturers for the selection of suitable materials which will be used in the food area of machines intended for the production of food.
It provides a selection process, showing those matters that need to be taken into consideration and the decisions that have to be made.
NOTE   Be aware that references of this document can be amended, deleted or new references can become available.

This document 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 contagion, infection, illness 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 document does not deal with the hygiene related risks to personnel arising from the use of the machine.
This document applies to food processing machines - Examples of such groups of food processing machinery are given in the informative Annex B.
NOTE   Separate hygiene requirements are contained in other EC Directives (see Bibliography).
In addition, the principles contained in this document can be applied to other machinery and equipment used to process food where similar risks apply.
Examples of hygiene risks and acceptable solutions are given in the informative Annex A.
This document is not applicable to machines manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CEN.