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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 22, 2009

Contact: Timothy R. Rugh, CAE
Email: trugh@3-a.org

3-A SSI Issues Revamped Standard for Metal Tubing
McLEAN, Virginia - 3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc. announces the release of a comprehensive revision of 3-A® Sanitary Standard #33-02, Metal Tubing.  This newly published revision is the major (5-year) update of this Standard.

The Metal Tubing standard is widely referenced in the dairy processing industry and covers the sanitary aspects of metal tubing used to conduct milk and milk products.  This standard does not apply to the assembly of metal tubing into further fabricated forms or systems.  This standard includes the requirements for the materials of construction and fabrication techniques, including surface finish.  The polishing requirement, which appeared in previous versions of the standard, was removed due to improvements in stainless steel manufacturing techniques. 

Copies of the new standard are now available for purchase in electronic format or printed version through the 3-A SSI web site at Purchase Standards and Practices.

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