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Airtec®A/S-Hygiene controlled air humidification –ISO 22000 HACCP Water as a food…... Hygieneplaysamajorroleinrelationtothemanagementofwater. ISO22000HACCPensures,thatfooddoesnotcauseharmwhenconsumedproperly.Waterisfoodandthereforethehandlingofthisshould,fromourpointofview,liveuptothesamerequirements. AsahygienestandardtheISO22000HACCPistheonlyinternationalrecognizedstandardforfoodsecurityandtherebythehandlingofwater. Airtec®ISO22000HACCP,ISO9001Quality,ISO14001Environmentensureahumidificationsystemwhereallaspectsisconsideredinbothdesign,handlingandoperation. Waterfromafoodperspective Ahumidificationsystemprocessesrawwatertoformfinewaterparticlesthatareevaporatedintotheairandbecomesairhumidity.Thiscantakeplaceinanenvironmentwherepeoplearelocated....

Traceabilityoncomponentlevel TraceabilityasariskmanagementtoolisessentialtothesafetyoftheISO22000standard. Incaseofcontaminationintheprocessingofwater,itisimportantthatanyerrorscanbetracedbackthroughtheprocessesandthatproperproceedingscanbeimplemented. Biologicalsoil Biologicalsoilisacompositionoforganicmaterialandmicroorganismswhicharegrowingonsurfacesinaqueousenvironments.Amoebaandotherprotozoon’sareanaturalpartofbiologicalsoil.Biologicalsoilmayhelptocreatethegrowingconditionsforlegionella. Rawwater RawwaterqualitymustliveuptodrinkingwaterstandardscorrespondingtothatofDanishdrinkingwater,andsuppliedatatemperatureofnomorethan15ºC....

Disinfectionofthesystem Thesystemisself-cleaningandshouldnotbedisinfectedunlesswateranalysisorinappropriateoperationrequiresit. Disinfectingmustbecarriedoutinaccordancewiththeprocedurefordisinfection,andonlybyauthorizedpersonnel. If2consecutivetestsshow,thatthewatercontainslegionellainexcessoftheauthorizedlimitsthesystemmustbedisinfectedinaccordancewithAirtec®procedure. Hygienicdesignforairhumidification PreventativeMeasures Allthecomponentsusedintheconstructionofhumidificationsystemsarechosenonthebasisofnotbeingabletocontributetothepropagationproces.Thesizeofhosesandfittingsaredimensioned,sothatlesspossibleamountofwaterstaysinthesystemfortheleastpossibletime....