AS/NZS 1389:1997

Australian/New Zealand Standard

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Acidic detergents for use in the

dairying industry
 AS/NZS 1389:1997

This Joint Australian/New Zealand Standard was prepared by Joint Technical

Committee FT/9, Dairy Detergents and Sanitizers. It was approved on behalf of the
Council of Standards Australia on 18 July 1997 and on behalf of the Council of
Standards New Zealand on 16 June 1997. It was published on 5 September 1997.

The following interests are represented on Committee FT/9:

Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Australian Chemical Specialties Manufacturers Association
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Australian Dairy Farmers Federation

Dairy Industry Association of Australia
Dairy Industry Authority of Western Australia
Department of Primary Industries, Queensland
Dunsmore Hygiene Consultancy
Food Technology Association of Victoria
N.S.W. Dairy Corporation
Victorian Dairy Industry Authority
National Registration Authority for Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals

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This Standard was issued in draft form for comment as DR 96340.

 AS/NZS 1389:1997

Australian/New Zealand Standard

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Acidic detergents for use in the

dairying industry

Originated in Australia as AS 1389— 1973.

Jointly revised and designated AS/NZS 1389:1997.

PUBLISHED JOINTLY BY:

STANDARDS AUSTRALIA
1 The Crescent,
Homebush NSW 2140 Australia
STANDARDS NEW ZEALAND
Level 10, Radio New Zealand House,
155 The Terrace,
Wellington 6001 New Zealand
ISBN 0 7337 1349 1
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PREFACE

This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia / Standards New Zealand
Committee FT/9, Dairy Detergents and Sanitizers.
The Committee recommended a new edition with minor changes to supersede
AS 1389 —1973. It is one of a number of Standards dealing with dairy detergents and
sanitizers. These Standards include AS 2541 —1982, Guide to the cleaning-in-place of
dairy factory equipment , AS 1162 —1991, Cleaning and sanitizing dairy factory
equipment , and AS 1536— 1991, Cleaning and sanitizing milking equipment , which
should be consulted in relation to the proper usage of the detergents and sanitizers
specified in the product specifications.
The objective of this revision is to maintain the established Standard, which specifies
assessments for available acidity, corrosion, solubility and foaming characteristics in
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acidic detergents.
These detergents are usually mixtures of mineral and organic acids, surface active agents
and inhibitors. Acids commonly used are phosphoric, sulphamic, nitric, citric and acetic.
In the dairying industry, acidic detergents are used to dissolve soils composed of water-
insoluble salts of calcium, magnesium and iron. They are also used to degrade, modify or
dissolve protein soils that have been chemically changed by the action of heat or calcium
ions, or both. (The soil commonly known as ‘milkstone’ may include these materials in
various combinations.)
Certain acidic detergents may be used as rinse aids, the purpose being to prevent the
deposition of hard water salts. As far as this Standard is concerned, the test requirements
relate to detergents for use in acid cleaning applications. Rinse aids as such are not
covered.
The term ‘normative’ has been used in this Standard to define the application of the
appendix to which it applies. A ‘normative’ appendix is an integral part of a Standard.

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CONTENTS
Page
1 SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 APPLICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4 DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5 GENERAL PROPERTIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
6 AVAILABLE ACID CONTENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
7 CORROSION TEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
8 DEGREE OF FOAMING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
9 FREEDOM FROM GRIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
10 PACKAGING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
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11 INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED BY THE MANUFACTURER . . . . . . . . . . 5

APPENDICES
A METHOD OF ASSESSING AVAILABLE ACID CONTENT . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
B CORROSION TEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
C DETERMINATION OF DEGREE OF FOAMING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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STANDARDS AUSTRALIA / STANDARDS NEW ZEALAND

Australian/New Zealand Standard

Acidic detergents for use in the dairying industry

1 SCOPE This Standard specifies requirements for acidic detergents intended for use
in the cleaning of milking and dairy factory equipment.
NOTE: These detergents may be corrosive to metals other than stainless steel and could also
adversely affect plastics.

2 APPLICATION Acidic detergents may be used for the following cleaning

operations:
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(a) Removal of ‘milkstone’ of the type formed during the cold treatment or hot
processing of milk.
NOTE: Under these conditions, acidic detergents may be used in a sequence cleaning
operation with alkaline detergents.
(b) Removal of rust and water scale.
(c) General cleaning.
NOTE: The information supplied in accordance with Clause 12 below should provide the
essential instructions in respect to the particular application.

3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS The following documents are referred to in this

Standard:
AS
1162 Cleaning and sanitizing dairy factory equipment
1449 Wrought alloy steels — Stainless and heat-resisting steel plate, sheet and strip
1536 Cleaning and sanitizing milking equipment
2163 Laboratory glassware — Measuring cylinders
2164 Laboratory glassware — One-mark volumetric flasks
NZS/BS
1449 Steel plate, sheet and strip
1449.2 Part 2: Specification for stainless and heat-resisting steel plate, sheet and strip
BS
2648 Performance requirements for electrically-heated laboratory drying ovens
3978 Specification for water for laboratory use

4 DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this Standard the definitions below apply
4.1 Soil — any residue, scale and other deposits to be removed from the milk-contact
surface during the cleaning process.
4.2 Use dilution —the minimum concentration of the detergent, in water, that the
manufacturer has recommended for acid cleaning.
4.3 Use temperature— the temperature that the supplier/manufacturer has recommended
for a specific application. Cold is between 1°C and 35°C, warm between 36°C and 59°C,
and hot is 60°C and above.

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