Apparatus and process for dispensing a liquid product into containers

An apparatus for dispensing a liquid product into containers, comprising:

• a conveyor for conveying a plurality of containers through a filling station;
• a dispensing unit set in the filling station and comprising one or more nozzles for dispensing the liquid product into containers of the plurality of containers that follow one another in the filling station and a system for pumping the liquid product to said one or more nozzles;
• a tank comprising a collection chamber and at least one inlet mouth in communication with the collection chamber, said tank being mobile between a resting position and a working position in which said at least one inlet mouth is set in a position underlying said one or more nozzles;
• and
• a control unit configured for controlling movement of said tank from the resting position to the working position and vice versa as a function of a signal indicating a condition of stop of the dispensing unit.