AGMPM and the European organization EHEDG (European Hygienic Engineering & Design Group) organized on Thursday, February 12, 2025, an online seminar on the basic principles of food hygiene and safety during the maintenance and design of food and beverage packaging equipment.
 
The European Hygienic Engineering and Design Group (EHEDG) was founded in 1989 as a non-profit consortium of equipment manufacturers, food producers, suppliers to the food industry, research institutes and universities, public health authorities and governmental organizations.
With a common goal to advance hygiene, improve food safety, and increase cleaning efficiency and effectiveness during the processing and packaging of food products, EHEDG (European Hygienic Engineering & Design Group) brings together stakeholders in the food supply chain. Besides practical guidelines, test procedures and certification, training and education, EHEDG offers an exchange platform for global food professionals to combine collective experience and improve hygienic design.
 
In the first part of the event, Adwy van den Berg (Director at EHEDG) presented the association's activities, the 50+ guides that have been compiled by the respective working groups, the control methods, the relevant certifications and the training seminars that are organized. Also announced was the first open event to be held on March 4, 2025 in a central hotel in Athens for the creation of a branch in Greece.
 
In the second part of the event, the invited speakers Tobias Braunegger (Hygienic Design Specialist, Product Compliance Management at MULTIVAC, member of the EHEDG Working Group 'Packaging Machines) and Fredrik Hansen (Senior Technology Specialist, Aseptic Technology & Performance at TETRA PAK, member of the EHEDG Working Group 'Packaging Machines) analyzed the technical guideline NO 29, citing an example of a HFFS filling machine with two web feed for dry food packaging.
 
The video recording of the event is available to AGMPM members and partners via info@pac.gr