3-A SSI Calls for Ad Hoc Working Group Members to Revise ANSI/3-A Sanitary Standard for General Requirements

McLEAN, Virginia - 3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc. calls for Ad Hoc Working Group volunteers to review revision proposals to the American National Standard designated 3-A Sanitary Standard for General Requirements, ANSI/3-A 00-01-2018 under its recently revised Procedures for the Development & Maintenance of 3-A Sanitary Standards & Accepted Practices. The General Requirements (GR), is a compendium of hygienic design criteria “for sanitary (hygienic) equipment intended for processing milk, milk products, foods, food ingredients, beverages, or other edible materials.” The GR covers criteria for equipment design, material of construction, fabrication techniques, and installation, as applicable.  The GR alone provides general hygienic design criteria that is a major normative reference for specific individual equipment standards and accepted practices for systems. These individual equipment standards and accepted practices contain specific additional requirements and exceptions to the GR.  The Ad Hoc WG for General Requirements is open for participation by all who are directly and materially affected including representatives of equipment and system fabricators/installers, food manufacturers, food safety inspectors, academicians, and State and Federal agencies.

Following the canvassing and balancing of the Ad Hoc Working Group, Members will confer a Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, and Document Leader. The draft document will complete a ballot and public comment period, then the final approved draft will advance to the 3-A Steering Committee for final approval. Under Operating Procedures for the Development of ANSI Standards, the final approved Steering Committee draft will require review under a 3rd and final canvassed ANSI consensus body. For a list of all our Standards and Accepted Practices please visit: https://www.3-a.org/standards. For a copy of our current Procedures (Non-ANSI) and Procedures (ANSI) please visit: https://www.3-a.org/working-groups.

You may join the Ad Hoc Working Group for General Requirements as a voting member or observer. The application period to join as a voting member will end on July 17, 2024, or until all voting seats are filled. Please contact Eric Schweitzer, Director of Standards & Certification at erics@3-a.org for more information and to obtain an application form.