This European Standard specifies safety and hygiene requirements for the design and manufacture of baguette slicers used in catering by adults, taking account of installation, cleaning, operating, maintenance and decommissioning.The intended use of these machines is to cut baguette and similar types of long bread sticks, into slices.This European Standard covers requirements for the safe operation of the machine including: loading, cutting, unloading, cleaning, crumb removal and maintenance.These machines have a crescent blade fixed to a shaft, with a rotating movement and vertical manual loading.These machines are intended to be installed on a table, a spe