Kemper EVOLUTION LINE, Operating Manual

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Cleaning and maintenance
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8.4 Operating materials, lubricants and cleaning agents
8.4.1 Lubricant recommendations
Note!
Only use lubricants that are recommended for food processing machines.
Approval for use with foods
If used as intended and direct contact between product and lubricant can be ruled out, as
in the case of enclosed gearing or chains beneath conveyors, a food-grade lubricant is
not required by law. In these cases, however, not just any lubricant should be used but
only special ones that are suitable and approved for general use in the food industry.
USDA approval
Viewed globally, the US has the strictest rules and regulations for foods. US approvals for
lubricants that are allowed to be used in the food and pharmaceutical industries are
therefore recognized internationally.
Approval as a food-grade lubricant is granted by the USDA (United States Department of
Agriculture).
A condition for certification as a food-grade lubricant is proof that it only contains
substances that satisfy the high purity requirements of the Guidelines of Security 21 CFR
178.3570 of the FDA (Food and Drug Administration).
USDA approval for lubricants is in two categories:
H1 is the designation for food-grade lubricants, i.e. lubricants that are allowed to be
used at all friction points in machines and lines in the food and pharmaceutical
industries where there is some possibility of incidental contact between product
and lubricant.
H2 is the designation for lubricants that can be used generally in the food and
pharmaceutical industries where there is no possibility of contact with the product.
Note!
Wherever contact with the product is not ruled out and where direct contact
with a lubricant is possible due to production reasons (e.g. dough dividing
mechanism, Emil Kemper GmbH specifies lubricants in category H1.
Lubrication instructions
The information and maintenance intervals given in section "8.2 Cleaning and
maintenance intervals" must be followed in all cases. This also applies to the use of
lubricants specified by Emil Kemper GmbH for the respective application cases.