The construction of a Clean Room to control contamination began in the health area, but today it covers the most diverse segments of industries and services, including being extremely important in the food industry.
The commitment of these companies with the quality of the food and beverages produced introduced technologies used in the health area and obtained results that benefit not only the quality control, but also the company's own image, which makes it clear to its consumers the concern with the hygiene of the whole process.
A clean room technology for the Food Industry is used in some sectors, throughout the production chain. From receipt to dispatch. Others see a greater importance in certain stages, as is the case of the pasteurized beverage industry, which pays greater attention to the final areas of processing, such as packaging.
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But what exactly is a Clean Room?
They are fundamental environments for the food industry. Within this location, air cleanliness and various other parameters are controlled, monitored and recorded (temperature, humidity, pressure, particles and airflow). This is so that all products handled do not suffer interference from external factors.
A Clean Room ensures the highest integrity of everything handled. There are numerous factors that contribute to her success. Standards, correct professional clothing, equipment and much more. For that, We have prepared a special ebook that deals with everything on the subject. Download for free.
Meet the new version of FSSC 22000 V 5.1
Maintaining the greatest safety of controlled environments is essential for the work to be carried out in the most correct and complete way possible. And that's why there are standards, recommendations and constant document updates to provide more security at all stages of production.
Recently, on November 3, 2020, the FSSC 22000 Foundation published version 5.1 of the FSSC 22000 certification. There is in the document a very clear alignment between the institution and the GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative). Now, food safety culture elements must include at least 4 aspects in relation to employees. Are they:
- Performance measurements;
- Feedback;
- Training;
- Communication.
These updates to the document were made to further demonstrate the importance of taking all possible care with the food sector. The Foundation, in this new publication of the document, was also concerned with raising the level of performance of the Certification Bodies (CBs), which results even more in the strengthening of the results of the Integrity Program for the licensing and continuous performance of CBs.
Standards to ensure hygiene in the food industry
To guarantee hygiene in the food industry, in addition to the Clean Room rules present in the ABNT NBR ISO 14644-4, the factory must also meet the requirements of ordinances numbers 326/97 and 1428/93 of the Ministry of Health.
The ordinances establish a basic system of sanitary requirements for this type of industry, in addition to the Good Hygiene Practices present in the Codex Food Hygiene Practices Code.
Despite these rules, not every establishment connected to food complies with the rules or adopts the use of a Clean Room. Restaurants, for example, can also be considered a food industry on a smaller scale, and rarely adopt this type of resource.
Important points to note in a Clean Room in the food industry:
- Humidity control;
- Temperature control;
- Waste control;
- Atmosphere control (in some specific cases);
- Microbiological control.
Controlling these factors can be done by building smooth walls and ceilings with light colors and washable materials and using specific accessories, such as rounded corners and protected lighting fixtures in case of explosions, for example.
Build a Clean Room for the Food Industry
Building a proper Clean Room, when your specialty is food, can seem complicated. That is why it is important to choose a company that has a tradition in the market and acts with transparency and quality, from design to maintenance.
Asmontec Salas Limpas takes care of your project, construction, and even provides the best clean room accessories, to ensure that your enterprise, regardless of the area, is properly protected and in compliance with the regulations. Contact us and one of our consultants will help you!
