Food and beverage industry CIP cleaning knowledge summary!

Food and beverage industry CIP cleaning knowledge summary!

What is CIP?

Cleaning In Place (CIP), also known as cleaning positioning or positioning cleaning. CIP cleaning system is widely used in food and beverage production enterprises with high degree of mechanization such as beverage, dairy, juice, pulp, jam and alcohol.

CIP cleaning process

At present, there are mainly three forms:

Three-step CIP process:

1. Pre-rinse

2. Cleaning agent cleaning

3. Final rinse

Five-step CIP process:

1. Pre-rinse

2. Cleaning agent cleaning

3. Rinse

4. Cleaning agent cleaning

5. Final rinse

Seven-step CIP process:

1. Pre-rinse

2. Cleaning agent cleaning

3. Rinse

4. Cleaning agent cleaning

5. Rinse

6. Disinfect

7. Final rinse

The first step in any CIP cleaning process should be a strong water flush to remove any loose particles.