WELCOME TO THE SPIRAX SARCO CONTAMINATION RISK CALCULATOR  

If steam is in direct contact with your products, using the wrong steam type could be causing quality and safety issues in your food or beverage products.

Our contamination risk calculator will ask 14 QUESTIONS to estimate your contamination risk level as HIGH, MEDIUM or LOW. It will only take 5 MINUTES to discover your risk rating, so let's get started!

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* 1. Complete your details below to view a bespoke contamination risk report and to receive a complimentary whitepaper.
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* 2. Is steam in direct contact with your products?

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* 3. Do you use Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved boiler chemicals?

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* 4. How often do you test your condensate for contamination?

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* 5. If you do test your condensate, what did your last sample look most like?

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* 6. Is steam managed as part of your Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) risk assessment?

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* 7. Do you perform sterilise in place (SIP)?

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* 8. Which elements of your steam system do you monitor and maintain? Tick all that apply

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* 9. Are total dissolved solids (TDS) in your boiler less than 3,500 ppm and well controlled?

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* 10. Are your water treatment chemicals dosages well managed and within limits?

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* 11. Does your boiler ever experience a sudden steam demand, resulting in a sudden pressure drop and production interruption?

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* 12. Does your boiler ever operate below the design pressure?

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* 14. Have you ever experienced any of these symptoms in your plant? Tick all that apply

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