Glossary · Manufacturing
What Is Clean-In-Place (CIP)?
Clean-in-place is the cleaning of production equipment — vessels, pipework, fillers — without dismantling it, using circulated detergent, water and sometimes sanitising solutions under controlled temperature and time. It is the main defence against cross-contamination between batches and between product types.
Why it matters when you source
CIP matters most where the same line runs several products, because residue from the previous batch becomes an ingredient of the next one. Ask how cleaning is validated and whether cleaning records travel with the batch documentation.
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