jeudi 29 septembre 2016

Sanitary Process Piping Maintenance Procedures And Sanitation Methods

By Andrew Wright


Food processing utilities are either cleaned in place or cleaned out of place. These techniques offer processors a degree of hands on control and enhances the ability of sanitation experts to purify and sanitize the production equipment. Restaurant proprietors or manufacturers should exercise a high degree of caution to comply with all the safety ordinances in the trade.

To wash the internal surfaces of containers, CIP is the principle being used. These are for tanks, kettles and sanitary process piping. They are the passages for liquid or semi liquid foods. The idea is to circulate detergents so they are forcefully sprayed for the effort to eradicate dirt systematically. Large apparatus are purged in the same fashion.

Chemical cleaning and sanitizing solutions are circulated to eradicate the bacteria or substance residues and these flow back onto a central reservoir so that the solution may be reused. Typically, this is a digital process that runs by computer and depends on heavily standardized processes which include mixing, flow and proper timing. The manipulation of temperatures and mechanical force is also used to achieve maximum purification.

The above method is often deployed in plants where flow type materials are being created. These constitute dairy, juice products and beverages and also aseptic packaging facilities. Examples are jam, marmalade, soups and tomato based products as well as salad dressings. These days, manufacturers are expanding the application of CIPs towards semi solids just like stews and spread cheese.

Before you begin, small parts are to be disassembled because these are kept for later scrubbing. The ideal temperature for commencement washing is 80 degrees Fahrenheit. You want to remove soil and decrease the occurrence of protein coagulating. What follows then is meticulous process of water rinsing.

Some agents and sanitizers for CIPs include chlorine gas and hypochlorites. These wash off stainless surfaces but require very strict pH monitoring. That becomes highly corrosive when unchecked so ensure that you are proficient in conducting the activity or at least be accompanied by the experts. Hypochlorite elements include potassium, sodium and its calcium component. While these cleaners are efficient, consistently checking pH levels is essential in doing it right.

The latter process, COP involves cleaning the different parts not exposed to the former sanitation proceedings. These constitute the knives and spoons and the smaller items such as the valves and fittings. The rinse temperature is ideally 180F good for fifteen minutes. Some things you will be doing are dry cleaning to remove dust and other debris like soil from equipment. Soaping and scrubbing the tools in designated tanks or vessels and post rinsing to remove any residual detergents.

Before you begin, you must take preliminary measures. Remember that sanitation follows an exact order. A large crew breaking chronology when executing the task defeats the purpose of doing it. Managing everyone to ensure tight coordination is necessary and no steps should be foregone to properly implement the COP.

An entrepreneur who is unfamiliar with the mechanics of these activities should enhance his knowledge when intending to get into the food manufacturing industry. Even if you are not hands on in these affairs, you should become knowledgeable about every proceeding. When still in the phase of building your business from the ground up, contact only extremely reliable service providers to get your pipes installed.




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