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YOU MUST KNOW THIS ABOUT FOOD QUALITY CONTROL Food quality control is not only about detecting and rejecting hazardous foreign objects from your production line, but also about inspecting the overall quality of the food product itself. By implementing an X-ray inspection system into your production line, you can increase the quality control o...

There are two main advantages when comparing X-ray systems and metal detectors as a Critical Control Point, and why X-ray is most often the best solution when applying for food safety certifications. 1. More thorough reporting and traceability that X-ray systems have to offer. Food producers are able to: - Save every product image for later a...

GET MORE VALUE FROM QUALITY CONTROL WITH X-RAY METAL DETECTOR When the food safety standards started to become more common, metal detectors were the only systems to ensure the safety of the products for a long period of time. X-ray technology is fairly new compared to metal detectors, and by implementing an X-ray system into your production line y...

RAW MATERIAL CONTROL IS NOT ENOUGH TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF SEASONING AND SPICES In spice processing, there is an increased risk of non-metallic contaminants ending up in the production due to the fact that the majority of the raw material comes straight from the field. These foreign contaminants can be e.g. stones and other unwanted organic and no...

WHY INSPECT YOUR EDIBLE CANNABIS PRODUCTS WITH X-RAY? During recent years, the edible cannabis industry has become one of the fastest-growing food and beverage industries with a global estimated value of nearly US$3 billion in 2020, and expectations to reach approx. US$12 billion by the year 2027. Despite its recent boom, the industry still lacks ...

WHERE TO PLACE YOUR CRITICAL CONTROL POINT? Are you planning to implement new Critical Control Points to your food production, but struggle to decide at which stage of the production you should place the inspection system (bulk/unpacked, primary packaging, or secondary packaging)? Each of these production stages has its own requirements and the ...

WHAT IS FOOD FRAUD? Food fraud is the sale of food products that have been intentionally adulterated. Its main motive is to mislead consumers by diluting, altering, or intentionally contaminating the food to gain profit. In general, food frauds result in poor food quality rather than safety, but there have been many cases where the frauds have ...

X-ray inspection is safe to use whether your products are fresh and organic, processed and shelf-stable, or high-value nutraceuticals. The products spend a very short time under the actual X-ray beam, which means that the radiation they are exposed to is very minimal. By the time they come out of the system, the X-ray energy has dissipated from the...

E-commerce continues to innovate and grow. During 2020 and 2021, consumers and businesses had to turn to e-commerce to get many things they needed. What does this mean? It means warehouses are moving more inventory, more delivery vehicles are necessary to keep up with demand, and those vehicles need to optimize space. As the e-commerce business con...