HHS:PHS:FDA:CFSAN:OC:DCP:MSB
 
 5100 Paint Branch Parkway
             College Park, MD  20740-3835
 
             									           M-b-338
             									    July 7, 2003
 
TO:              All Regional Food and Drug Directors
               Attn: Regional Milk Specialists
 
FROM:        Milk Safety Branch (HFS-626)
 
SUBJECT:   Alfa Laval G&H SMP-SC2 PMO Singled Bodied Mix-Proof Valve
 
 
The Alfa Laval G&H Model SMP-SC2 PMO Singled Bodied Mix-Proof Valve has been
reviewed and found to comply with the applicable provisions of the Grade "A"
Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) when used to separate cleaning product solution
and milk and milk products.
 
Compliance with the PMO is based upon construction, installation, and operation
as described in the manufacture's manual (Number 1M70787PMOUS1S 99/04) and
attachments.
 
The Alfa Laval G&H Model SMP-SC2 PMO Singled Bodied Mix-Proof Valve is designed
to comply with Item 15p-PROTECTION FROM CONTAMINATION, 15p(B) of the PMO. The
valve may be used as part of a fail-safe system to separate milk and milk
products from tanks or circuits containing cleaning and/or sanitizing solution.
 
The technical information that was reviewed, addressing the Alfa Laval G&H
Mix-Proof Valve, constitutes the Alfa Laval G&H Engineering Design, Technical
Construction File, and Regulatory Test Procedures.
 
 
For further information contact:
 
Roger Ashton
Alfa Laval Inc.
8201 104th Street
P.O. Box 581909
Pleasant Prairie, WI 53158-0909
Phone: (262) 947-4700
Fax: (262) 947-4724
 
FDA's review and acceptance of this Single Bodied Mix-Proof Valve does not
constitute agency endorsement or approval. Any representation on a label or in
printed literature citing or indicating as, "FDA Approved" is false and
misleading.
 
Copies of this memorandum are enclosed for distribution to Regional Milk
Specialists, State Milk Regulatory Agencies and State Milk Sanitation Rating
Officers in your region. This memorandum will also be available on the FDA Web
site at http://www.cfsan.fda.gov at a later date and should be widely
distributed to representatives of the dairy industry and other interested
parties.
 
 
 
							  /SS/
 
						Jonathan M. Gardner
						FDA/MST Milk Sanitation Officer
 
 
 
 
Attachments:
Valve Description (Page 1)
Valve Component Construction Description (Page 2)
Valve and Parts Listing (Pages 3-6)
Regulatory Test and Valve Inspection Procedures (Pages 7-9)
 
 
 
 

 
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