for general plant and culinary applications
Steam used to sterilise product contact surfaces should be of culinary quality to ensure
that it does not contaminate the product with particles or chemicals that could be
damaging to the quality of the product or hazardous to the consumer. The water
quality used for culinary steam generation is addressed in The Food and Drugs
Administration's Code of Federal Regulations. The quality of the water and permitted
boiler additives are addressed specifically in the following Code of Federal Regulations:
Water Quality: CFR Title 40 Parts 141,142 and 143
and
Boiler Additives: CFR Title 21 Chapter 1, Section 173.310
Other aspects to its treatment are provided in 3-A standard 609-03. This states that
pipework and associated equipment should be constructed from 300-series stainless
steel and that filters used for particulate removal should be capable of retaining >95%
of particles of size 2 micron or larger.
domnick hunter provides a number of steam filtration options for general and culinary
use together with a comprehensive guide to their selection.
- Stainless steel housing and filter cartridges for general or
culinary use.
- Sintered and pleated fibre filters options provide wide sizing
options.
- Jumbo range for high volume applications.
- Comprehensive guide
Steam Generation
