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Tuning into ISO 22000

21 November 2005 | By Ellen Moens-Go Yanko, Office Manager, EHEDG

ISO 22000:2005, Food safety management systems - Requirements for any organisation in the food chain has just been published (October). This new international standard provides a harmonised framework for the implementation of a hazard analysis system to identify and control food safety hazards within any type of organisation dealing with…

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Rotary jet heads for perfect tank cleaning

21 November 2005 | By Frank Moerman, Chairman, EHEDG Belgium

In part 2 of his article examining the selection of spraying systems, Frank Moerman gives an overview of the different rotary jet heads offered for sale on the world market. The article finishes with details on the positioning of the tank cleaning machine in the reactor/tank. Rotary jet heads are…

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Waiting for a trainer

29 July 2005 | By Ellen Moens-Go Yanko, Office Manager, Secretariat, EHEDG

Share the expertise Machines and Processes for Safe Food is the theme of the EHEDG seminar on September 14th at Drinktec, Munich. State-of-the-art engineering tools for hygienic design of both machinery and processes are essential for safe food and beverage manufacture. EHEDG speakers involved in work groups will share their…

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Static and rotary spraying for perfect tank cleaning

29 July 2005 | By Frank Moerman, Chairman, EHEDG Belgium

In the beverage processing industry (spirits, brewing, juice bottling, dairy, etc.), cleaning-in-place is a well established technique. On a daily basis, huge numbers of small and large vessels must be cleaned in an economical, efficient and reproducible manner. To achieve these objectives, tank cleaning machines are used. In part 1…

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The basis for a common approach

29 July 2005 | By Bo Boye Busk Jensen, FBE, BioCentrum-DTU, Hilde Cnossen, Jacques Kastelein, TNO Quality of Life and Roland Cocker, Cocker Consulting

Research continues in the area of hygienic engineering and design, particularly in innovative techniques using safe construction materials to develop functional as well as easily cleanable equipment for handling, processing and packing foodstuffs. This is the motivation behind the work of the European Hygienic Engineering & Design Group (EHEDG), which…

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Spanish flavour for latest seminar

3 May 2005 | By Ellen Moens-Go Yanko, Office Manager, Secretariat, EHEDG

Integrated approach Guideline development work is now clustered into four coherent groups: a) Principles b) Equipment and Components c) Processing, Services and Utilities d) Training and Education Each cluster consolidates related topics, elements, equipment and processes that were previously dealt with by the 20-odd separate subgroups. This approach facilitates cross-referencing…

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Steaming ahead

31 January 2005 | By Ellen Moens-Go Yanko, Office Manager, Secretariat, EHEDG

Worldwide membership of EHEDG stands at 50 corporate members and 380 individuals representing 350 companies/institutions in the field of manufacturing (equipment and food), supplier/ consulting services, research and education. Priorities in 2005 are to involve more local food manufacturers both as hygienic engineering concept practitioners and developers; to grow and…