scope:

These standards cover the sanitary aspects of batch and continuous freezers for ice cream, sherbets, sorbets, ices, and other similarly-frozen foods and equipment integral therewith, including pumps, equipment for incorporating air or introducing flavoring material into the product and mix supply tanks attached to and made as a part of the freezer. These standards do not cover equipment designed for the freezing of soft-serve type ice cream, ices, and similarly-frozen products which are served to the consumer without further hardening.

In order to conform to these 3-A Sanitary Standards, batch and continuous freezers for ice cream, sherbets, sorbets, ices, and other similarly frozen foods shall conform to the following design, material, fabrication criteria and the applicable documents referenced herein.