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Fats and Oils Refining and Blending
NAICS 311225 · United States · 2022 edition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) manufacturing shortening and margarine from purchased fats and oils; (2) refining and/or blending vegetable, oilseed, and tree nut oils from purchased oils; and (3) blending purchased animal fats with purchased vegetable fats.
Activities described by this code
Other activities to examine
- Refining and/or blending corn oil made by wet corn milling: 311221 — Wet Corn Milling and Starch Manufacturing
- Refining and/or blending oilseed and tree nut oils in crushing mills: 311224 — Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing;
- Rendering or refining animal fats and oils: 31161 — Animal Slaughtering and Processing
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Establishments in this class purchase raw vegetable, oilseed, tree nut, or animal fats and oils and process them through refining, blending, hydrogenation, or interesterification to produce finished products such as cooking oils, shortenings, margarines, and industrial fat blends. Operations typically involve large storage tanks, continuous-process equipment, heat exchangers, and quality-control labs, with output sold to food manufacturers, foodservice distributors, or industrial customers.
Questions to investigate
- What types of oils and fats are processed — vegetable, animal, or mixed — and what is the primary end use (food, foodservice, industrial)?
- Are any hydrogenation, solvent-extraction, or chemical-process operations performed on-site?
- What is the total bulk storage capacity, and are tanks above- or below-ground?
- What food safety certifications are in place (SQF, BRC, FSSC 22000, etc.) and is there a documented HACCP program?
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