Worksite Improvement Case Studies

The Food and Beverage Workplace

Liquid accumulation between barb fittings and hoses is a concern due to dairy components in flavorings

Newly introduced production of flavorings containing large amounts of dairy components requires more stringent bacterial inspections, due to the nature of the product. The hoses are currently connected with barb fittings for hose clamp fastening, but the bumps may lead to liquid accumulation, requiring countermeasures.

To examine the use of the food grade hose TOYORING-F and cap nut fastened couplings which can be mounted on site to prevent liquid accumulation (TOYOCONNECTOR FERRULE), we conducted (1) ATP inspections, (2) bacterial inspections, and (3) allergen inspections, the results of all of which met in-house criteria. The products were immediately adopted for all production lines in the plant. They have resulted in production with peace of mind.