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FASTER TM T– Issue 00
FAS INTERNATIONAL S.p.A. Via Lago di Vico, 60 SCHIO (VI) – tel. +39 0445 502011 – fax +39 0445 502010 - e-mail: [email protected]
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USE OF THE VENDING MACHINE FOR THE SALE OF FOOD PRODUCTS
WARNING:
To determine and to set the conservation temperatures of the food products,
comply with the instructions provided by the producer and by the relative laws in
force.
These operations must be assigned to adequately qualified personnel as defined
by the responsible of the equipment.
The vending machine can be used for the sale of food products.
Food products must be dispensed by the vending machine in hermetically sealed
packages.
Comply rigidly with the producer’s instructions regarding the expiry date of each product
and the conservation temperature.
The vending machine should be considered equipment suitable for maintaining the
temperature of the products and
NOT
for cooling them.
For fresh and/or perishable food products and, nevertheless, in all cases provided for by
the ruling laws, it is necessary:
to set the internal temperature of the vending machine in accordance with the laws in
force;
during transportation to the vending machine, to maintain the products at the
temperatures provided for by the laws in force.
This vending machine is equipped with a “refrigeration safety device" in accordance with
the standards relevant to the preservation of fresh food in force in various countries
which permits these products to be maintained in the conditions specified in the manual
as long as these products are introduced at the correct temperature for their
preservation as set forth in these standards.
The non-observance of this regulation could activate the “refrigeration safety device".
Some
examples
of food products that can be sold include:
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sweets, hazelnuts, chewing gum and similar sweets
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cookies, crackers and similar oven-baked products
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foods with pH level of 4.6 or less or with a water activity value (Aw) at 25°C of 0.85 or less
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foodstuffs maintained at a temperature of 5°C or lower for a period of time specified by the producer, but
not more than 5 days
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foodstuffs packaged in hermetically sealed containers
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foodstuffs that have been treated to prevent deterioration
CAUTION:
The “T.A.” (ambient temperature) version of the vending machine without the
refrigeration unit, IS NOT intended for sale of foodstuffs.