This standard covers the sanitary aspects of machine leveling feet and supports used on equipment in a wet processing area of dairy, food and other comestible products plants, including dry processing areas cleaned with water. These feet or supports attach to the equipment and support the equipment from the floor. The feet or supports begin at the point where the feet or supports attach to the leg(s) or the body of the equipment and end at the support point on the floor. This standard does not include supports that attach to a wall or ceiling.
These feet and supports are not product contact surfaces but have a hygienic significance because they may become a harborage of soil and create a source of secondary contamination to the products.
This standard does not cover Casters.
This standard does not cover mounting to a Slab or Island.
In order to conform to this 3-A Sanitary Standard, machine leveling feet or supports shall conform to the following criteria for design, material of construction, fabrication techniques and installation, as appropriate, and the current revisions or editions of all referenced documents cited herein.