Hygiene standards for high productivity and reliability
"Rittal – The System." stands for cleverly thought-out system solutions for hygienic production in the food industry. Particularly in open processes, where the resistance of the seal to detergents and disinfectants is crucial, it is vital for production plant to be equipped with optimised enclosures, terminal boxes and command panels.
The Rittal Hygienic Design for food safety is based on:
European standards and directives
- EN 1672-2:2020 Food machinery/General design principles/Part 2: Hygiene requirements
- EN ISO 14 159 Safety of machinery – Hygiene requirements for the design of machinery
- EN 16001:2009-06 Energy management to improve energy efficiency
- Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, binding – Annex 1, section 2.1: Foodstuffs machinery and machinery for cosmetics or pharmaceutical products
- Document 13 EHEDG guideline on the hygienic design of apparatus for open processes, prepared in collaboration with 3-A and NSF International, as well as Document 8 EHEDG – Hygienic Equipment Design Criteria
EU regulations
- 852/2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs
- 853/2004 specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin
- 854/2004 specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption
- 1935/2004 on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food
FDA-compliant seal
- The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) Directive 21 CFR 177.2600 in the USA regulates the use of "rubber products intended for repeated use"
Decide for yourself what is important.
Rittal Hygienic Design helps to boost operational hygiene by
- Reducing the use of detergents and disinfectants
- Optimising cleaning results
- Enhancing productivity
- Minimising risks
- Increasing energy efficiency (carbon footprint)
The cULus listed approval applies to HD switch housings, HD terminal boxes, HD compact enclosures and HD system enclosures.