ABSTRACT
The concept of sanitary design is not entirely new to the food industry. Stainless steel, which was first developed in 1908, was one of the original steps geared toward sanitary design. Materials used earlier for food manufacturing equipment, such as iron, steel, and brass, all corroded from the product, the process, or the environment. Many industry groups employed standards and pioneered improvements [11]. Since that time, many more improvements have been made to food facilities and equipment for both efficiency and food safety. In the last several years, however, sanitary equipment design has taken on even greater significance in the industry as a means of providing greater assurance of safe food manufacturing.
