Food & Pharma hoses
Hoses for direct food contact and pharmaceutical production. Materials that withstand CIP/SIP cycles, and documentation that holds up to a GMP audit.
Compliance in food and pharma production is not about words on paper. It is about whether an independent auditor can trace any given hose back to the manufacturer's Declaration of Compliance, batch number and the specific regulation (EU 1935/2004, FDA 21 CFR 177.2600, USP Class VI) it has been tested against.
In food and pharma production, missing documentation is the most common reason a line gets stopped. We distribute hoses from manufacturers who supply complete DoC per batch, and where material choice is validated against repeated CIP/SIP cycles.
On this page you will find the hoses we recommend for direct food contact, hygienic production and pharma applications. Filter on standard and property in the left column to narrow the list to those hoses that match your specific compliance profile.
Products
AIRDUC® PUR 350 FOOD-AS (MD)
Food-grade antistatic polyurethane hose for pneumatic conveying of flour, grain and pharmaceutical products
- Inner Ø: 25.1-500 mm
- Temp: -40 to +90 °C
- Standards: EU 1935/2004, EU 10/2011
AIRDUC® PE 362 FOOD (MD)
Food-grade PE suction and pressure hose — chemical-resistant, for food and pharma industry
- Inner Ø: 25-250 mm
- Temp: -35 to +80 °C
- Standards: EU 10/2011
AIRDUC® PUR 351 FOOD (MD)
Food-grade polyurethane hose for abrasive media
- Inner Ø: 19-500 mm
- Temp: -40 to +90 °C
- Standards: EU 1935/2004, EU 10/2011, FDA 21 CFR
AIRDUC® PUR 355 FISH (HD)
Heavy-duty PUR hose specifically for aquaculture and fish farming
- Inner Ø: 101.5-500 mm
- Temp: -40 to +90 °C
AIRDUC® PUR 355 FOOD (HD)
Heavy-duty food-grade PUR hose for abrasive media
- Inner Ø: 13-400 mm
- Standards: EU 1935/2004, EU 10/2011, FDA 21 CFR
AIRDUC® PUR 356 FOOD (XHD)
Extra heavy-duty food-grade PUR hose for high throughputs of abrasive food media
- Inner Ø: 32-152 mm
- Temp: -40 to +90 °C
- Standards: EU 1935/2004, EU 10/2011, FDA 21 CFR
AIRDUC® PUR 356 FOOD REINFORCED (XXHD)
Extreme heavy-duty food hose — XXHD construction for high throughput of strongly abrasive foods
- Inner Ø: 50-50 mm
- Temp: -40 to +90 °C
- Standards: EU 1935/2004, EU 10/2011
AIRDUC® PUR-INOX 351 FOOD-AS (MD)
Antistatic PUR hose with stainless steel spiral — food-grade for ATEX zones
- Inner Ø: 25.1-250 mm
- Temp: -40 to +90 °C
- Standards: EU 1935/2004, EU 10/2011
AIRDUC® PUR-INOX 355 FOOD-AS (HD)
Antistatic food-grade heavy-duty PUR hose with stainless steel spiral
- Inner Ø: 25.1-202.3 mm
- Temp: -40 to +90 °C
- Standards: EU 1935/2004, EU 10/2011, FDA 21 CFR
AIRDUC® PUR-INOX 356 FOOD-AS (XHD)
Extremely abrasion-resistant food hose — antistatic, INOX spiral, for the most abrasive bulk foods
- Inner Ø: 32-200 mm
- Temp: -40 to +90 °C
- Standards: EU 1935/2004, EU 10/2011
AIRFLEX®/PU/AS/FOOD
Highly flexible food hose — antistatic, mirror-smooth interior, for all EU food simulants
- Inner Ø: 32-102 mm
- Temp: -25 to +85 °C
- Standards: EU 1935/2004, EU 10/2011
ARMOFLEX/PU/FOOD
Food-certified PU suction and pressure hose for liquid and dry foodstuffs
- Inner Ø: 38-51 mm
- Temp: -25 to +85 °C
ARMOFLEX®
Robust food hose — abrasion-resistant soft PVC for liquid foods, sludge and slurry under harsh conditions
- Inner Ø: 10-152 mm
- Temp: -25 to +60 °C
BARDUC PVC 381 FOOD (HD)
Heavy-duty PVC food-grade suction/pressure hose, EU 10/2011 Cat A-D1, 25 dimensions
- Inner Ø: 10-101.5 mm
- Temp: -20 to +70 °C
- Standards: EU 1935/2004, EU 10/2011
BARDUC® PUR-INOX 382 FOOD-AS (XHD)
Food-grade antistatic extra-heavy-duty bulk hose with stainless steel spiral
- Inner Ø: 32-100 mm
- Temp: -40 to +90 °C
- Standards: EU 1935/2004, EU 10/2011
CP PTFE-INOX 475 FOOD
PTFE food hose — up to +270 °C, extreme chemical resistance, for pharma and food
- Inner Ø: 50.5-600 mm
- Temp: -40 to +250 °C
- Standards: REACH, RoHS
CP PUR 455 FOOD
Food hose with clamp profile — galvanised steel spiral, for large-scale bulk conveying
- Inner Ø: 50.5-1000 mm
- Temp: -40 to +90 °C
- Standards: EU 1935/2004, EU 10/2011
MILKCORD/SP/BUTYL
Butyl dairy/food hose, alcohol up to 96%, steam-cleanable SIP to 130 C
- Inner Ø: 32-102 mm
- Temp: -30 to +120 °C
- Standards: EU 1935/2004
MILKCORD®/SP
Flexible milk hose — food-grade NBR hose with steam-cleanable wall
- Inner Ø: 32-102 mm
- Temp: -20 to +90 °C
- Standards: EU 1935/2004
NORFLEX PUR 401 FOOD special wall
Lightweight food-grade PUR hose with thin 1.5 mm wall, FDA-approved
- Inner Ø: 5-8 mm
- Temp: -40 to +90 °C
NORFLEX SIL 408 special wall 1.5 mm
High-temperature food-grade silicone 1.5 mm wall, -60 to +180 C
- Inner Ø: 3-5 mm
- Temp: -60 to +180 °C
NORFLEX SIL 408 special wall 2 mm
Food-approved silicone hose for precise liquid transfers up to 180 C
- Inner Ø: 2-3 mm
- Temp: -60 to +180 °C
NORFLEX SIL 408 special wall 2.5 mm
High-temperature food-grade silicone 2.5 mm wall, -60 to +180 C
- Inner Ø: 10-10 mm
- Temp: -60 to +180 °C
NORFLEX SIL 408 special wall 3 mm
High-temperature food-grade silicone 3 mm wall, -60 to +180 C
- Inner Ø: 8-12 mm
- Temp: -60 to +180 °C
NORFLEX SIL 448
Textile-reinforced silicone pressure hose, up to 16 bar, -60 to +180 C
- Inner Ø: 3-19 mm
- Temp: -60 to +180 °C
NORFLEX® PTFE 407
Highly flexible PTFE hose — food-grade, extremely chemical-resistant, for pharma
- Inner Ø: 2-14 mm
- Temp: -60 to +200 °C
- Standards: EU 10/2011
NORFLEX® PUR 401 FOOD
Highly flexible food-grade PUR hose for tight installations
- Inner Ø: 2-19 mm
- Temp: -40 to +90 °C
- Standards: EU 1935/2004, EU 10/2011, FDA 21 CFR
NORFLEX® PUR 441 FOOD
Food-grade PUR hose — abrasion-resistant, transparent, for dry and liquid food
- Inner Ø: 2.9-19 mm
- Temp: -40 to +90 °C
NORFLEX® SIL 408
Food-grade silicone hose — −60 to +180 °C, transparent, for pharma and food production
- Inner Ø: 2-25 mm
- Temp: -60 to +180 °C
NORPLAST® PUR 385 AIRFLEX®/PU/FOOD
Multi-purpose food-grade PUR hose — abrasion-resistant, for liquid, dry and oily foods
- Inner Ø: 25-51 mm
- Temp: -15 to +40 °C
- Standards: EU 10/2011
NORPLAST® PUR 386 SCIROPPO® PU FOOD AS
Food-grade antistatic PUR suction and pressure hose — for liquid foods and abrasive granulates
- Inner Ø: 38-60 mm
- Temp: -40 to +80 °C
- Standards: EU 10/2011
NORPLAST® PVC 380 GREEN
PVC suction and pressure hose — green-transparent, for marine, agriculture and granulate conveying
- Inner Ø: 25-76 mm
- Temp: -10 to +60 °C
- Standards: EU 10/2011
NORPLAST® PVC 384 SCIROPPO®/AS
Food-grade antistatic PVC suction and pressure hose — for liquid, powdery and granular foods
- Inner Ø: 25-90 mm
- Temp: -15 to +60 °C
- Standards: EU 10/2011
POLYFLEX
Food-grade flexible compressed air hose — for water and compressed air systems
- Inner Ø: 5-51 mm
- Temp: -15 to +60 °C
- Standards: EU 10/2011
POLYFORM
Food-grade pressureless water hose — transparent, for food and pharma
- Inner Ø: 3-50 mm
- Temp: -20 to +60 °C
- Standards: EU 10/2011
PROTAPE ALU-PES 369 ANTI-BACTERIAL
Anti-bacterial ventilation hose for HVAC and hygiene-sensitive rooms
- Inner Ø: 76-610 mm
- Temp: -30 to +130 °C
PROTAPE PUR-INOX 330 FOOD-AS (LD)
Food-grade, antistatic PUR hose with INOX spiral for ATEX and hygiene
- Inner Ø: 38-500 mm
- Temp: -40 to +90 °C
- Standards: EU 1935/2004, EU 10/2011
PROTAPE® PUR 327 MEMORY
Crush-resistant food-grade PUR hose — for municipal vehicles and toilet discharging
- Inner Ø: 50.5-202.3 mm
- Temp: -40 to +80 °C
- Standards: EU 10/2011
PROTAPE® PUR 327 PP
Antistatic food-grade PUR hose — for municipal vehicles and CT/MRI air
- Inner Ø: 50.5-202.3 mm
- Temp: -40 to +80 °C
- Standards: EU 10/2011
PROTAPE® PUR 330 FOOD (LD)
Highly flexible food hose — LD construction for food, pharma and medical technology
- Inner Ø: 25.1-450 mm
- Temp: -40 to +90 °C
- Standards: EU 1935/2004, EU 10/2011
PROTAPE® PUR 331 FOOD (XLD)
Light-duty food hose — XLD construction for extraction and filling lines in pharma and food
- Inner Ø: 50.5-255 mm
- Temp: -40 to +90 °C
- Standards: EU 1935/2004, EU 10/2011
PROTAPE® PUR-C 335 FOOD-AS FLAT
Antistatic food flat hose — for screening machines and vibrating equipment in classified zones
- Inner Ø: 50.5-450 mm
- Temp: -40 to +90 °C
- Standards: EU 1935/2004, EU 10/2011
SILOCORD ALIM
Food-grade silo hose for feed and foodstuffs
- Inner Ø: 75-100 mm
- Temp: -30 to +80 °C
SILOCORD ALIM SP
Food-grade silo hose with extra-thick wall (SP)
- Inner Ø: 75-100 mm
- Temp: -30 to +80 °C
VAPORCORD
Flexible steam hose for hot water up to 95 C and saturated steam up to 164 C
- Inner Ø: 10-76 mm
- Temp: -35 to +164 °C
VAPORCORD®/ALIM/EXTRA
Food and cleaning hose — fat- and oil-resistant, for hot processes in kitchens and food production
- Inner Ø: 10-50 mm
- Temp: -35 to +100 °C
- Standards: EU 1935/2004
The compliance framework you actually have to meet
Food and pharma hoses sit in a regulatory landscape where several independent frameworks impose different requirements on the same component. It matters which ones are binding and which are necessary supplements.
EU 1935/2004 and EU 10/2011
EU 1935/2004 is the framework regulation for materials in contact with food. It places responsibility on the manufacturer to ensure that the material does not release substances in quantities that could pose a health hazard or alter the food's composition, taste or smell.
EU 10/2011 (Plastics Implementation Measure) supplements with specific migration limits for plastics: an overall limit of 60 mg/kg plus product-specific limits for individual substances. The regulation requires the manufacturer to issue a Declaration of Compliance (DoC).
FDA 21 CFR 177.2600
FDA 21 CFR 177.2600 covers rubber articles intended for repeated food contact and is the specific regulation for food-grade elastomers on the US market. The standard specifies which chemical components (additives, fillers, vulcanising agents and so on) may be used in the rubber, and at what maximum concentrations. Hoses marked FDA 21 CFR 177.2600 have been migration-tested under the standard's specific conditions.
USP Class VI
USP Class VI is the strictest class in the United States Pharmacopeia for elastomer biocompatibility. Where FDA 21 CFR addresses food contact, USP Class VI addresses direct contact with pharmaceutical products, biotech fluids, or materials subsequently administered to patients. The class tests for systemic toxicity, intracutaneous reactivity and implantation response. Materials tested to Class VI may also meet FDA requirements; the reverse does not apply.
For the deeper background on material choice and chemical resistance, see the chemical-resistance documentation.
Questions we are asked often
What is the difference between FDA-approved and EU 1935/2004?
FDA 21 CFR regulates which specific chemical components may be present in materials for food contact on the US market. EU 1935/2004 is a framework regulation that places responsibility on the manufacturer to ensure materials do not release substances in quantities that could pose a health hazard. EU 10/2011 supplements with specific migration limits for plastics.
Which materials can withstand CIP cleaning?
Silicone and EPDM typically tolerate repeated CIP cycles with 80-90 °C alkaline lye and acid. PTFE handles higher temperatures and a wider chemical range, but is stiffer. Polyurethane tolerates short CIP exposure but degrades faster under repeated cycles. The manufacturer's factsheet always specifies maximum temperature and chemical exposure.
Must every part of the hose be food-approved?
Every part in direct contact with the food must meet applicable requirements: inner hose wall, couplings, gaskets, valves. Outer covers and reinforcement may be non-approved materials. When changing products, the entire chain must be assessed because chemical residue may migrate from previous processes.
How do I document compliance for a GMP audit?
Retain the manufacturer's Declaration of Compliance (DoC) for each hose article, the batch number on delivered hoses, and a production-traceability chain that links back to the DoC. For CIP/SIP validation: document test cycles, temperatures and cleaning chemistry. A change of material or supplier requires re-validation.
What is USP Class VI, and when is it relevant?
USP Class VI is the strictest class in the United States Pharmacopeia for elastomer biocompatibility. The class tests for systemic toxicity, intracutaneous reactivity and implantation response. USP Class VI is relevant for hoses in contact with pharmaceutical products, biotech fluids or materials that are subsequently administered to patients.
See also
- High-temperature hoses — CIP/SIP cycles require materials that tolerate 80-140 °C in repeated sequences.
- Chemical hoses — cleaning chemistry (lye, acid, peroxide) must be as resistant as the food it serves.
- Chemical-resistance documentation — resistance table for materials versus CIP/SIP chemistry.