FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 17, 2008
Contact: Timothy R. Rugh, CAE
Email: trugh@3-a.org
3-A Symbol Holder Announces Plan for Corrective Actions
McLEAN, Virginia – 3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc. (3-A SSI) today announced that one of its 3-A Symbol licensees will undertake corrective actions for equipment manufactured under 3-A Sanitary Standard #58-00, Vacuum Breakers and Check Valves. The notice of corrective actions (attached) was sent by Chiang Sung Enterprise Co., Ltd. (CSE) to its customers concerning check valves covered in 3-A Symbol authorization #1324.
The CSE notice to customers was made in accordance with provisions of the 3-A SSI requirements for 3-A Symbol authorization. The check valves subject to the corrective actions by CSE bear the 3-A Symbol and are sold under the model designations Series NR and CC and the 3-A Sanitary Standard #58-00. Inquiries should be directed to CSE at the contact information shown.
The actions announced by CSE apply only to equipment listed in the 3-A Symbol authorization for 3-A Sanitary Standard #58-00. CSE maintains 3-A Symbol authorizations for three other 3-A Sanitary Standards, including #65-00, Sight and/or Light Windows and Sight Indicators in Contact with Product, # 68-00, Ball-type Valves, and #63-03, Sanitary Fittings.
3-A SSI issues certificates of 3-A Symbol authorization to licensees that agree to meet specific conditions for use of the 3-A Symbol. Voluntary use of the 3-A Symbol on dairy and food equipment assures processors that equipment meets sanitary standards, provides accepted criteria to equipment manufacturers for sanitary design, and establishes guidelines for uniform evaluation and compliance by sanitarians.
3-A SSI maintains a list of 3-A Symbol holders, both current and discontinued, on the 3-A SSI web site here. The public list is available to assist fabricators, processors, regulatory sanitarians and other interested parties identify the type of equipment and the suppliers that hold a current 3-A Symbol authorization and license.
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3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc. is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to enhance product safety for consumers of food, beverages, and pharmaceutical products through the development and use of 3-A Sanitary Standards and 3-A Accepted Practices. Visit the 3-A SSI web site at www.3-a.org.