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Food Contact Zones

The potential contamination of the food contact zone is determined

based on the production equipment’s exposure to food and byproducts.

Food contact zones can be defined as:

Food Zone: Splash Zone: Nonfood Zone:
an area intended to be an area that is routinely an area that is not exposed

exposed to direct contact exposed to indirect food to food or splashes but will

with food or surfaces contact due to splashes likely be exposed to minor
where food or other and spills. These areas are dirt and debris.

substances may contact not intended for contact

and then flow, drain or with consumable food.
drain back onto food or

food contact surfaces.

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