NYCO adds a new synthetic ester on its HX-1 list
The use of lubricants in the food-processing industry constitutes a hygiene risk and may cause liability issues over contaminated food. Indeed, minor amounts of lubricants may end up in the food, due to unavoidable leaks, spills, over-lubrication, or inappropriate lubricant application. Food contamination may have serious consequences, as illustrated by instances of expensive product recalls.
Up until 1998, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued approvals for the use of specific lubricants (designated H1, H2 and H3) in meat and poultry processing facilities. The approval process was based on a positive list of substances issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in accordance with the guidelines of CFR 21-178.3570.
The National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) then took over the registration of food grade lubricants, based on the same existing system. Certified lubricants fall into various categories: H1 (approved for incidental food contact), H2 (approved for food-processing equipment lubrication with no possible food contact), H3 (cleaners and anti-rust removed before use, for small food processing equipment), 3H (edible oils to prevent adhesion of hot metal parts to food), and HT1 (heat transfer fluids with incidental contact). HX-1 category deals with components of lubricants that may be used to formulate H1 lubricants, in a generally limited treat rate. InS Services, UK now also offers registration according to USDA’s former approval system.
Other standards address food safety: ISO 21469, even though relying on CFR 21-178.3570 with regards to strictly compositional considerations, extends the notion of hygiene risk management to manufacturing, packaging and transportation.
The ISO 22000 standard deals with specific requirements for food safety management systems, based on HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) guidelines.
Early H1 certified products suffered from a bad reputation with regards to their technical performance. The growing use of synthetic lubricants that combine performance and food safety, however, is changing the picture.
NYCO’s HX-1 certified synthetic esters do offer a high level of performance. Since the 2000s, NYCO has broadened its range from three registered products to 7 HX-1 registered synthetic ester based fluids. They deliver excellent thermo-oxidative stability as well as good low temperature behavior; they improve additive solubility in highly refined or synthetic hydrocarbons traditionally used in the food-processing industry; and they enlarge the range of available viscosities. Such products may be used in hydraulic oils, compressor oils, gear oils, chain oils and greases on various equipment like can seaming machines, steam cooker, freezing equipment, baking ovens…
NYCOBASE® 43608 FG is the latest synthetic ester added on
NYCO’s list of HX-1 products. This complex ester is an ISO VG 320 base fluid that combines high thermo-oxidative stability, excellent lubricity, low volatility and high flash point, whilst showing improved compatibility with hydrocarbons like PAO or PIB, and good water separation properties.
For more information please contact
info@nyco.fr
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NYCO’s HX-1 product properties
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LUBE MAGAZINE NO.130 DECEMBER 2015
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