SIST EN 13208:2004

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-junij-2004
Stroji za predelavo hrane – Lupilniki zelenjave – Varnostne in higienske zahteve
Food processing machinery - Vegetable peelers - Safety and hygiene requirements
Nahrungsmittelmaschinen - Gemüseschälmaschinen - Sicherheits- und
Hygieneanforderungen
Machines pour les produits alimentaires - Eplucheuses a légumes - Prescriptions
relatives a la sécurité et a l'hygiene
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 13208:2003
ICS:
67.260 Tovarne in oprema za Plants and equipment for the
živilsko industrijo food industry
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 13208
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
May 2003
ICS 67.260
English version
Food processing machinery - Vegetable peelers - Safety and
hygiene requirements
Machines pour les produits alimentaires - Eplucheuses à Nahrungsmittelmaschinen - Gemüseschälmaschinen -
légumes - Prescriptions relatives à la sécurité et à l'hygiène Sicherheits- und Hygieneanforderungen
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 9 January 2003.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
standards may be obtained on application to the Management Centre or to any CEN member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the Management Centre has the same status as the official
versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United
Kingdom.
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Contents
Page
Foreword.3
Introduction .4
1 Scope .5
2 Normative references .6
3 Terms and definitions - Description .7
4 List of significant hazards.9
5 Safety and hygiene requirements and/or measures .11
6 Verification of the safety and hygiene requirements and/or measures .17
7 Information for use .18
Annex A (normative) Noise test code for vegetable peelers (grade 2 of accuracy).20
Annex B (normative) Principles of design to ensure the cleanability of vegetable peelers.22
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship of this document with EC Directives.37
Bibliography .38
Foreword
This document (EN 13208:2003) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN /TC 153, "Food processing
machinery – Safety and hygiene specifications", the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or
by endorsement, at the latest by November 2003, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest
by November 2003.
It is one of a series of standards on the design and construction of machines used in catering:
vegetable cutting machines;
catering attachments for machines having an auxiliary drive hub;
food processors and blenders;
hand-held blenders and whisks;
beam mixers;
salad dryers;
vegetable peelers;
cooking kettles equipped with stirrer and/or mixer.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European
Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EC Directive(s).
For relationship with EC Directives, see informative annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.
The annexes A and B are normative.
This document includes a Bibliography.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal,
Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Introduction
Use of vegetable peelers generates various mechanical and other hazards.
Their extensive use in numerous countries justifies the need of a standard covering both safety and the hazards to
food hygiene arising from machine design complementary to EN 1672-2 which state common hygiene
requirements for food processing machines.
This European standard has been prepared to be a harmonised standard to provide one means of conformity with
the essential safety and hygiene requirements of the Machinery Directive and associated EFTA Regulations.
This European standard is a type C standard as stated in EN 1070.
The machinery concerned and the extent to which hazards, hazardous situations and events are covered are
indicated in the scope of this standard.
When provisions of this type C standard are different from those which are stated in type A or B standards, the
provisions of this type C standard take precedence over the provisions of the other standards, for machines that
have been designed and built according to the provisions of this type C standard.
1 Scope
1.1 This European standard specifies the safety and hygiene requirements for the design and manufacture of
vegetable peelers used in the commercial and institutional catering industry, and in food shops.
The machines concerned by this standard are designed to peel different sorts of vegetables and tubers such as
potatoes, carrots, salsify, turnips, celery and onions.
The standard is limited to machines where the maximum capacity is 50 kg.
The machines are not intended to be moved during operation.
The rotating plate mixes the product under appropriate conditions so that the desired operation is carried out on the
entire load.
This operation can be:
the abrading of the surface of the vegetable or tuber;
the cutting of fine particles of skin if the fitting is of the blade-type;
grating, an operation which is similar to abrading;
scraping or cleaning with a brush, rubber coating or cast iron surface.
Machines subject to this standard use water circulation to carry waste to the waste outlet. The underside of the
plate is sometimes designed with raised parts which speed up the discharge of the waste water.
This European standard applies when such machines are used to operate under the intended conditions of use as
defined in 3.12 of EN 292-1:1991 and stated in the instruction handbook (see 7.1), including cleaning, removal of
food blockages and loading, and installation, maintenance, and disposal of wastes.
Machines covered by this standard are not intended to be cleaned by high pressure water jets.
1.2 This European standard does not apply to domestic machines.
Vegetable peelers have nothing in common with meat derinding machines (which are dealt with in prEN 12355),
both from their design and use standpoint.
1.3 This European standard covers significant hazards at such machines, as identified by risk assessment (see
EN 1050), which are listed in clause 4 of this standard.
1.4 Noise is not considered to be a significant hazard for vegetable peelers. This does not mean that the
manufacturer of the machine is absolved from reducing noise and making a noise declaration.
1.5 This European standard does not deal with the vibrations hazard.
1.6 This European standard applies primarily to machines which are manufactured after its date of issue.
1.7 It has been assumed in preparing this standard that the vegetables to be processed have no foreign bodies,
e.g. stones.
2 Normative references
This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications. These
normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text, and the publications are listed hereafter. For
dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any of these publications apply to this European
Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated references the latest edition of the
publication referred to applies (including amendments).
EN 292-1:1991, Safety of machinery - Basic concepts, general principles for design - Part 1: Basic terminology,
methodology.
EN 292-2:1991, Safety of machinery - Basic concepts, general principles for design - Part 2: Technical principles
and specifications.
EN 294:1992, Safety of machinery - Safety distances to prevent danger zones being reached by the upper limbs.
EN 614-1, Safety of machinery - Ergonomic design principles - Part 1: Terminology and general principles.
EN 953, Safety of machinery - Guards - General requirements for the design and construction of fixed and movable
guards.
EN 1070:1998, Safety of machinery - Terminology.
EN 1672-2:1997, Food processing machinery - Basic concepts - Part 2: Hygiene requirements.
EN 60204-1:1997, Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machines - Part 1: General requirements (IEC
60204-1:1997).
EN 60529, Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP code) (IEC 60529:1989).
EN 60947-2:1996, Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 2: Circuit-breakers (IEC 60947-2:1995).
EN 61000-6-1, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 6-1: Generic standards; Immunity for residential,
commercial and light-industrial environments (IEC 61000-6-1:1997, modified).
EN 61000-6-2, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 6-2: Generic standards; Immunity for industrial
environments (IEC 61000-6-2:1999, modified).
EN 61000-6-3, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 6-3: Generic standards; Emission standard for
residential, commercial and light-industrial environments (IEC 61000-6-3:1996, modified).
EN 61000-6-4, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 6-4: Generic standards; Emission standard for industrial
environments (IEC 61000-6-4:1997, modified)
EN ISO 4287, Geometrical product specifications (GPS) – Surface texture: Profile method – Terms, definitions and
surface texture parameters (ISO 4287:1997).
EN ISO 4871, Acoustics - Declaration and verification of noise emission values of machinery and equipment (ISO
4871:1996).
EN ISO 11201:1995, Acoustics - Noise emitted by machinery and equipment - Measurement of emission sound
pressure levels at a work station and at other specified positions - Engineering method in an essentially free field
over a reflecting plane (ISO 11201:1995).
3 Terms and definitions - Description
3.1 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this European Standard, the terms and definitions given in EN 1070:1998 apply.
3.2 Description of vegetable peeling machines
3.2.1 Typical vegetable peeling machine
Depending on the design of the machine, the peeling chamber is fitted with either a feed hopper (see Figure 1) or a
cover.
Key
1 Water inlet
2 Air gap
3 Peeling chamber
4 Walls
5 Rotating plate
6 Waste outlet
7 Waste outlet connection
8 Base
9 Delivery chute
10 Motor
11 Drive system
12 Feeding system
13 Outlet lid
14 Rim
Figure 1 — Example of a typical vegetable peeler
Figure 2 — Examples of different shapes of removable rotating plates
3.2.2 Elements of a vegetable peeling machine
In general, a vegetable peeler comprises (see Figure 1):
a base containing the drive system and the motor and which supports the peeling chamber made up of:
removable or fixed vertical cylindrical walls which remain stationary during operation.
removable rotating plate having a shape appropriate to the product being processed and to the motion
which one wishes to generate. This plate may be covered or fitted with:
an abrasive ; silicon carbide, carborundum, flint, etc;
blades;
a grater;
smooth or streaked cast iron or structured material;
a brush;
a rubber coating.
a tray for collecting the waste and waste water below the plate;
a delivery chute in the side of the peeling chamber;
a water inlet at the top of the peeling chamber;
a connecting opening for the disposal of waste water;
a control panel, grouping together the operating controls.
4 List of significant hazards
4.1 General
This standard covers the significant hazards related to intended conditions of use.
NOTE If the machine is not to be used as described in clause 7 of this standard, the manufacturer should, when he is
informed of such situation, check
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