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ISO/TC 293 feed machinery: international standards for feed equipment
An overview of the ISO/TC 293 standards for feed machinery and an update on which standards are currently under development.
BY GARY HUDDLESTON DIRECTOR OF FEED MANUFACTURING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS, AFIA, USA AND MOHAMMADREZA KOUHKANNEJAD, PHD STUDENT, UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN, IRAN
The aim of the proposed stand- ard is to protect personnel from many of the haz- ards associated with feed mills.
T
he feed industry, as an important part of the food chain, is responsible for producing safe, high-quality animal feed to support safe, animal-derived foods. Standards are the international language of busi-
ness. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) develops and publishes international standards and uses global expert input to produce these standards.
ISO/TC 293 scope and structure In 2014, a new technical committee (ISO/TC 293) was estab- lished to develop international standards for stationary feed machinery. The scope of this committee includes standardisa- tion of single feed machines, processing systems and com- plete production lines. The committee is currently developing standards in the areas of safety, hygienic requirements and terminology.
The participating (voting) members represent 14 countries: Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Iran, Republic of Korea, Pakistan, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States. Observing members represent 14 countries: Argentina, the Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mali, Malta, Peru, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Sweden and Uzbekistan.
ISO standards under development ISO/TC 293 currently has three standards under development:
1. Feed machinery terminology (proposed by China) Many manufacturers produce machinery for processing feed, thus different terms define feed processing technologies around the world. The goal of this standard will be to harmo- nise terminology used by manufacturers globally. The pro- posed terminology standard will define the uniform terms for processing technology as well as for machinery and equip- ment that are widely used in the feed industry.
2. Safety requirements for dry and semi-dry single feed machines, processing systems and complete production lines (proposed by Switzerland) Numerous hazardous factors related to machinery and equip- ment can cause accidents, incidents and illness for personnel working at feed mills. Hazards include, but are not limited to,
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