The purpose of this handbook is to give the design engineer and field installer a quick and ready reference on the design and installation of bakery equipment so that it may comply with sanitation standards set forth by ANSI/BISSC/Z50.2-2003.

For a copy of the complete ANSI/BISSC/Z50.2-2003 Standards, please contact BISSC headquarters at the address shown below.

Third-Party Verification
Beginning 1998, in response to certain member companies’ needs, BISSC initiated an additional certification program - one of third-party verification. The new program enhances the value of the BISSC symbol within the baking industry because a credible inspection organization verifies that the equipment submitted for testing conforms to BISSC Basic Criteria and specific standards. Independent verification is performed by the AIB International Department of Audit Services, BISSC’s designated third-party inspection agency. AIB International has assisted BISSC in designing the new third-party verification program customized to meet the needs of the baking industry and BISSC-registered companies.

Manufacturers still must be registered and certified with the BISSC Office of Certification in order to participate in the program. Third-party inspections are performed to verify compliance to BISSC standards. A new symbol, incorporating the ‘BISSC-Verified’ label, distinguishes those pieces of BISSC-registered equipment that have passed third-party inspection. Recertification is required every four years.

Self-Certification
The Office of Certification of the Baking Industry Sanitation Standards Committee was established in 1966 to promote greater recognition and use of bakery equipment meeting the criteria of BISSC sanitation standards. Under this program, individual equipment manufacturers may apply to register their company with BISSC and certify equipment which meets the criteria of the specific standard(s) for which authorization is sought. Once certification is approved, the manufacturer may then display the BISSC Symbol on the equipment certified within the program.

This is a self-certification program. Before proceeding with the application process the manufacturer is urged to thoroughly review BISSC’s Basic Criteria, as well as the relevant standard(s), to ensure that the equipment for which certification is sought meets that criteria.

Upon receipt of the application, the Office of Certification will then review the application for conformance to the standard(s). An application deemed not to be in conformance will be returned to the applicant for further review.

The program is an annual one and is effective January 1 through December 31. Registrations and authorizations must be renewed annually if the manufacturer wishes to continue to display the BISSC symbol on the certified equipment.

BISSC would like to recognize Jim Diver, chairman of the Design Handbook Committee, and his committee members, Bill Davis, Harold McDowell and David Shipman for their commitment in developing this very useful publication.

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3rd edition: 2004

• American Public Health Association
• International Association of Food Industry Suppliers - 3A Sanitary Standards Committee
• International Association for Food Protection
• National Environmental Health Association
• U.S. Department of Agriculture
• U.S. Public Health Service - Food and Drug Administration