Certifications

CE Marking

The CE marking on a piece of machinery or equipment indicates that it complies with all applicable directives within the European Union. In our case the CE marking identifies the conformity of VAAPRO’s food and sanitary vibrating sieves with European Union health, safety and environmental legislation, including the Machinery Safety Directive 98/37/EC. VAAPRO can self-certify and CE-mark its line of vibrating sieves and equipment having demonstrated compliance with the “Essential Health and Safety Requirements” of the legislation.

MOCA

MOCA (Materials and Objects in Contact with Food) was introduced by a European Council directive on food contact materials. The directive was developed to increase quality standards in food production and reduce public health risks by eliminating potentially harmful contamination caused by chemical migration from materials to the product. VAAPRO’s food vibrating sieves designed to handle solid and fluids that are part of food production processes display the MOCA logo to show that they have been tested and are compliant with the directive. The entire production process of the Hygienic VAAPRO vibrating sieves (suppliers, goods receipt, production, testing, etc.) is controlled and compliant with the strict MOCA regulations.

FDA

Within the food or pharmaceutical industry, the FDA regulation, issued by the Food & Drug Administration, regulates all aspects concerning the contact of materials with the food or pharmaceutical product used within the production process. In our specific case, the purpose of the regulation is to identify the materials and finishes of vibrating sieves that are best suited to handle contact with the solids and fluids used within the food or pharmaceutical production process.  VAAPRO’s food vibrating sieves are made from materials approved for food contact and are therefore FDA-compliant for use in food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical applications.

ATEX regulations

To protect the safety of workers in potentially dangerous workplaces, the European Union introduced the ATEX (ATmosphères et EXplosives) directive. The purpose of the ATEX legislation is to regulate all activities that contribute to the reduction of risks of the formation of potentially explosive atmospheres that may be produced or released by the equipment or protective systems themselves. In particular working environments, the propagation of flammable substances in the air can, under certain conditions, form an explosive mixture that can give rise to explosions and fires if ignited. VAAPRO sanitary screeners are ATEX-certified and meet the requirements of protection systems for use in potentially explosive atmospheres.