Who would support or certify the safe use of a given steam supply in applications where the steam comes in contact with food?
The FDA has a regulation governing the production of steam for food service and Con Edison complies with this regulation. The regulation is CFR 173.310 Boiler water additives. This regulation can be found online at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_02/21cfr173_02.html Note that this regulation restricts the additives (to a short list of additives often found in food), which may be used in boilers producing steam. There are some additives listed in the regulation, which may be used as long as their concentration in steam is measured and the steam has no contact with milk. Con Edison does not use any of the additives that have restrictions on their use.
