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TMG Holland is very proud to be authorized to apply the 3-A symbol on our valves and documents.
3-A Sanitary Standards Inc. (3-A SSI) is an independent, not-for-profit corporation, dedicated to advancing hygienic equipment design for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. 3-A SSI represents the interests of three stakeholder groups with a common commitment to promoting food safety and the public health, regulatory sanitarians, equipment fabricators and processors.
In collaboration with our partner Lumaco Sanitary Valves, a selection of our valves have been inspected and certified by 3-A SSI. TMG Holland does not only meet the 3-A sanitary standards but also applied these rules and regulations to come to a very innovative design. This led to the valve design series as produced by TMG Holland. The process of improvement of our designs, and working out innovative food, beverage and pharma save ideas, will never stop.
Lining up our certified valves:
All our certified valves are published by 3-A SSI. And can be found under the certificate number 534 and 570.
The first standards for the hygienic design of equipment used in the dairy industry were introduced in the 1920s. These standards became known as '3-A standards' for the three interest groups that cooperated to improve equipment design and sanitation - regulatory sanitarians, equipment fabricators, and processors.
3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc. was incorporated as an independent not-for-profit corporation in 2002 dedicated to the mission of advancing food safety through hygienic equipment design. The membership consists of four associations: American Dairy Products Institute, International Dairy Foods Association, Food Processing Suppliers Association and the International Association for Food Protection.
Today’s 3-A SSI maintains a large inventory of design criteria for equipment and processing systems developed using a modern consensus process based on ANSI requirements to promote acceptance by USDA, FDA and state regulatory authorities. 3-A SSI oversees the 3-A Symbol Authorization program and other voluntary certificates to help affirm the integrity of hygienic processing equipment and systems. And 3-A SSI provides extensive Knowledge Resources to support the training and education needs in the rapidly changing food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries.
3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc maintains a large inventory of design criteria for equipment and processing systems developed using a modern consensus process based on ANSI requirements to promote acceptance by USDA, FDA and state regulatory authorities. We oversee the 3-A Symbol Authorization program and other voluntary certificates to help affirm the integrity of hygienic processing equipment and systems and provide extensive Knowledge Resources to support the training and education needs in the rapidly changing food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries.
