Certification

Authorized EHEDG institutes are offering several types of certification to the benefit of both equipment suppliers and food manufacturers:  

• Equipment suppliers:
  Their equipment can be approved by EHEDG authorized organisations to be in compliance with EHEDG criteria. In certain cases, approval may only be granted after testing by a laboratory accredited by a notified body, using EHEDG test methods.  
  
  
• Food manufacturers:
  They may select hygienically designed equipment although acquirers must still validate that such equipment is adequate for its intended use.  

EHEDG may authorise the use of the EHEDG Certification logo for equipment complying with the EHEDG hygienic design criteria. Certification may involve cleanability testing of equipment according to the methodology described in EHEDG guidelines.

Download an article describing the EHEDG testing and evaluating process

• EHEDG procedures for evaluating, testing and certification of process equipment (doc)

EHEDG has authorised several organisations to certify the use of EHEDG compliance logo. Testing and certification are independent activities and may be done by different organisations.