Standards
Found below is a list of relevant engineering design standards as related to plant design and agriculture. Citations are listed below each standard. Standards will be added as we discover them throughout the design process.
1. Construction and Rating of Equipment for Drying Farm Crops
2. Retail Food Establishment Regulations For the Enforcement of the Virginia Food Laws
3. Standard guide for use and handling of flexible retort food pouches in the processing environment
4. Current good manufacturing practice for acidified foods
- ASABE, ASAE S248.3. Construction and Rating of Equipment for drying Crop Farms. 1976. Available at: http://elibrary.asabe.org/abstract.asp?aid=32004&t=3&dabs=Y&redir=&redirType=.
2. Retail Food Establishment Regulations For the Enforcement of the Virginia Food Laws
- VDAC, 2VAC5-585-300. Retail Food Establishment Regulations For the Enforcement of the Virginia Food Laws. 2010. Available at: http://vdacs.virginia.gov/fdsafety/pdf/retailfoodregs.pdf.
3. Standard guide for use and handling of flexible retort food pouches in the processing environment
- ASTM, ASTM F1278-98. Standard guide for use and handling of flexible retort food pouches int he processing environment. 2008. Available at: http://compass.astm.org/EDIT/html_annot.cgi?F1278+96(2008).
4. Current good manufacturing practice for acidified foods
- FDA, Title 21 Volume 2. Current good manufacturing practice for acidified foods. 2015. Available at: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?fr=114.5.