Scoops

Hygienic Scoops for Safe Food Handling

Vikan Scoops are expertly designed for the hygienic handling of food ingredients and other materials in hygiene-sensitive environments. Engineered to meet the strict demands of food production, processing, and catering facilities, these durable and easy-to-clean scoops support safe ingredient transfer and portioning while helping to prevent cross-contamination.

Manufactured from food-contact-compliant materials and incorporating ergonomic and hygienic design principles, Vikan Scoops combine practicality with the highest hygiene standards. Available in multiple colors for zone management and allergen segregation, they form an essential part of a compliant food-safety program. From dry goods to semi-wet ingredients, Vikan Scoops provide precision, safety, and efficiency - backed by Danish design expertise and more than a century of innovation in hygienic cleaning tools.

Product Range Overview

Vikan offers a comprehensive range of scoops tailored to specific food-handling needs:

• Bowl Scoops: Deep, round designs ideal for handling large volumes of dry or semi-moist ingredients. Their one-piece construction eliminates bacterial traps and ensures easy cleaning.
• Detectable Scoops: Made from metal-detectable material to help identify and remove foreign objects during processing, enhancing product safety in high-volume facilities.
• Hand Scoops: Lightweight and ergonomically designed for precision portioning and transferring of powders, grains, or granules.
• Measuring Jugs: Graduated and pour-friendly for accurate measurement of liquids or semi-liquids, combining ergonomic grips with food-safe material and design.

All scoops are available in a range of colors to support effective color-coding systems for zone or allergen segregation.

Key Features and Benefits

• Fully molded, one-piece construction minimizes contamination risk
• Made from FDA- and EU-compliant, food-contact-approved materials
• Smooth, non-porous surfaces for fast and thorough cleaning
• Ergonomic handles reduce wrist strain and enhance worker comfort
• Color-coding options for allergen control and process separation
• Highly durable polymers withstand temperature extremes and cleaning chemicals
• Metal-detectable variants available to improve foreign-body control and product integrity

Application Areas

• Vikan Scoops are designed for use in a wide variety of hygiene-critical industries, including:
• Food and beverage production (dry goods, powders, semi-wet ingredients)
• Bakery and confectionery processing
• Meat, poultry, and seafood handling
• Dairy and ingredient mixing facilities
• Pharmaceutical and nutraceutical manufacturing
• Catering, commercial kitchens, and food retail environments

Their hygienic design and color-coding compatibility make them ideal for both wet and dry processing areas where contamination control is essential.

Regulatory & Hygiene Compliance

All Vikan Scoops are manufactured from materials compliant with EU Regulation (EC) 1935/2004, (EU) 10/2011 on plastic food-contact materials, and (EC) 2023/2006 on good manufacturing practice. Many also comply with US FDA CFR21 requirements. Each food-contact-compliant scoop is supplied with a Declaration of Compliance (DoC) to support audit readiness. Designed in line with EHEDG hygienic design principles, Vikan Scoops help facilities meet HACCP, IFS, and BRCGS hygiene standards.