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Certified lubrication systems for the food industry

Highest standards for your production.
DropsA offers food-certified lubrication systems that meet all relevant international standards - for legally compliant and hygienically perfect processes.

ISO 21469 & HACCP

Our systems meet the strictest standards for food safety and process hygiene.

NSF-H1 certified lubricants

All lubricants used are food-safe and officially approved.

Legally secure documentation

You will receive complete certificates and technical evidence for all components.

Audit-ready systems

Our solutions support you with audits, inspections and certifications.

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Certified lubrication systems for the food industry

In the food industry, lubrication is part of food safety. Wherever occasional, technically unavoidable contact between lubricant and food cannot be excluded, food-grade H1 lubricants are required. DropsA offers certified lubricants and hygienically designed systems that meet the relevant standards and support audits, inspections and certifications — with traceable documentation of the components used.

Standards & certification

The key references are the NSF H1 registration of food-grade lubricants, together with management approaches such as HACCP and standards such as ISO 21469 for hygienic lubricants. A compliant system combines registered media with a hygienic design and clear documentation, so that the lubrication can be demonstrated to meet the requirements during an audit. Certification is not a one-off but an ongoing state that the system and its documentation must support.

Recommended system architecture

A certifiable layout uses NSF H1-registered grease metered through a closed progressive distributor, with air-oil H1 lubrication for clean operation on tools and packaging. Corrosion-resistant components, closed systems and traceable documentation of what is fitted are what make the installation audit-ready.

Maintenance & audit readiness

Staying certified means keeping both the system and its records in order. Routine care — refilling with registered media, checking dosing, confirming cleanliness — is light, while documented components and dosing keep the system audit-ready at all times. When an inspection comes, the traceable records demonstrate that the lubrication meets HACCP, ISO 21469 and NSF H1 expectations.

From registered lubricant to audit-ready system

Certification rests on more than a registered lubricant. An NSF H1 grease or oil is the starting point, but the system around it has to support the claim: closed metering so the registered medium stays contained, corrosion-resistant components that survive cleaning, and documentation that records exactly what is fitted and how each point is dosed. Management frameworks such as HACCP treat lubrication as a control point, and standards such as ISO 21469 set out the hygienic requirements for the lubricants themselves. Bringing these together — registered media, hygienic design and traceable records — turns a compliant installation into one that is audit-ready at any time, so an inspection confirms what the documentation already shows.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Which standards apply to food-industry lubrication?

Above all the NSF H1 registration of food-grade lubricants, plus management approaches such as HACCP and standards such as ISO 21469 for hygienic lubricants.

What makes a system certifiable?

Registered (H1) media combined with a hygienic design and clear, traceable documentation of the components and dosing.

What is NSF H1?

The registration for food-grade lubricants approved for use where incidental contact with food cannot be excluded.

How does the system support audits?

Through traceable documentation of the components fitted and the dosing, which demonstrates compliance during inspections.

Is certification a one-off?

No — it is an ongoing state; the system and its documentation must continuously support the required standards.