3A 23-05

Thesestandardscoverthesanitaryaspectsof unitized equipment for holding, opening, forming, dispensing, filling, closing, sealing, or capping containersforviscousproducts,orwrapping viscousproducts, and all parts essential to these functions.Theequipmentshallperformoneor more of the following functions:

1.Holdingthecontainerpreparatoryto further processing
2.Opening the container
3.Forming the container
4.Dispensing a preformed container
5.Applyingandsealingasupplementary fitment
6.Otherprocessingequipment,asdefined herein
7.Filling the container
8.Closing the container
9.Sealing the container
10.Capping the container
11.Wrapping the container
12.Applying a tamper-evident security seal.

The equipment shall start at the point(s) where the product,container,containerblank,container materialorwrappingmaterialfirstentersthe equipment.Theequipmentshallendwherethe packaged product exits the unitized equipment.

These standards do not pertain to the container, to free-standingcontainerformingequipmentorto other equipment such as labelers, printers, daters, cappers, applicators of supplementary fitments or devicesorwrappersnotfurnishedaspartofthe unitized equipment, nor shall it apply to fillers of nonviscous products.

Inordertoconformtothese3-ASanitary Standards,equipmentforpackagingviscous products shall conform to the following design, material, and fabrication criteria and the applicable documents referenced herein.

Published:

10/27/2006

Number of Pages:

16