STAFFORDSHIRE, UK —Kason screening equipment now officially complies with stringent USDA requirements for dry product sifters, it was announced by Henry Alamzad, Kason president.

The acceptance, which remains in effect through March 10, 2010, covers a total of 16 Kason circular vibratory screener models ranging in diameter from 460 to 2135 mm, specifically: VIBROSCREEN Models K18, K24, K30, K40, K48, K60, K72 and K84, and FLO-THRU™ low-profile Models K18-FT, K24-FT, K30-FT, K40-FT, K48-FT, K60-FT, K72-FT and K84-FT.

“In addition, Kason equipment complies with industrial, food, dairy or pharmaceutical standards, enabling engineering management to meet a variety of cleanliness regulations with confidence,” says Alamzad.

The issuance is based on the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Dairy Grading Branch, Equipment Design Review Section’s evaluation of the above Kason models for compliance with USDA Dairy Equipment Review Guidelines.

The company, whose facilities are certified to ISO 9001:2000 quality standards, manufacture circular vibratory screeners and centrifugal screeners for gravity-fed or in-line-pneumatic sifting, classifying, de-dusting and dewatering, and circular fluid bed processing systems for drying, cooling or moisturising applications.