FUCHS LUBRICANTS CO. Receives ISO 21469 Certification for Its Food Grade Lubricants Manufacturing Facility

HARVEY, Ill., Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Fuchs Lubricants Co. is pleased to announce that its Kansas City, Kansas facility has been certified to "ISO 21469: Safety of Machinery - Lubricants with Incidental Product Contact - Hygiene Requirements" by NSF International.  ISO 21469 is the most comprehensive safety standard for manufacturers of food grade lubricants. It specifies the hygienic requirements for the formulation, manufacture, use and handling of lubricants that may come into "incidental contact" with food during processing. FUCHS will now manufacture its premium CASSIDA brand at the Kansas City facility.  

Certification of the Kansas City facility gives FUCHS the distinction of having three ISO 21469 certified facilities. FUCHS' other ISO 21469 certified facilities are in Europe.

"By certifying facilities to ISO 21469, FUCHS has demonstrated their true commitment to food safety and good manufacturing processes, which gives added confidence further down the food supply chain," said NSF International's Jessica Evans, Nonfood Compounds Business Unit Manager

"Certification to ISO 21469 provides our customers with evidence that we take food safety seriously," said Hendrik Noth, FUCHS Division Manager for Specialty Lubricants in the USA. He further adds, "The certification of our North American facility also shows our commitment to being the global leader in the food lubricants sector." 

Visit www.cassida-lubricants.com for more information on FUCHS food grade product offering.

FUCHS LUBRICANTS CO. is a subsidiary of FUCHS PETROLUB AG, one of the world's largest manufacturers of lubricants, with 50 manufacturing and marketing companies worldwide and global sales of over $2 billion per annum.

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SOURCE FUCHS LUBRICANTS CO.