3-A 17-13-2020 PDF Download
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Sanitary Standard for Formers, Fillers, and Sealers of Containers for Fluid and Viscous Products
Also Known As: 3A 17-13-2020
3A 17-13 applies to the sanitary aspects of the unitized equipment for holding, opening, forming, dispensing, filling, closing, sealing, or capping containers for fluid or viscous products, or wrapping viscous products, and all parts essential to these functions. The equipment shall perform one or more of the following functions:
This standard does not pertain to the container, to free-standing container forming equipment or to other free-standing equipment including, but not limited to cappers, labelers, printers, daters, applicators of supplementary fitments or devices or wrappers not furnished as part of the unitized equipment.
To conform to this 3-A Sanitary Standard, formers, fillers, and sealers, shall conform to the following criteria for design, materials of construction, fabrication techniques and installation, as applicable, and the current revisions or editions of all referenced documents cited herein.
- 1. Holding the container preparatory to further processing
- 2. Forming the container
- 3. Dispensing a preformed container
- 4. Opening the container
- 5. Rinsing the container
- 6. Sanitizing or disinfecting the container
- 7. Applying and sealing a supplementary fitment or device
- 8. Filling the container
- 9. Sealing the container
- 10. Closing the container
- 11. Capping the container
- 12. Wrapping the product
- 13. Applying a tamper-evident security seal
- 14. Other processing equipment (as defined herein)
This standard does not pertain to the container, to free-standing container forming equipment or to other free-standing equipment including, but not limited to cappers, labelers, printers, daters, applicators of supplementary fitments or devices or wrappers not furnished as part of the unitized equipment.
To conform to this 3-A Sanitary Standard, formers, fillers, and sealers, shall conform to the following criteria for design, materials of construction, fabrication techniques and installation, as applicable, and the current revisions or editions of all referenced documents cited herein.
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