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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...

Sparc Systems and Fortress Technology have together developed and launched a brand new modular, high-performance combination metal detector and check-weighing conveyor system. A breakthrough development, the Raptor Combi combines months of R&D, drawing upon Sparc’s exceptional engineering prowess and Fortress’s market presence. Featuring a sing...

Fortress Technology’s Vertex metal detection unit equipped with Halo automatic testing – designed specifically to inspect free-falling snacks and ingredients – is proving a top-seller, cranking up over 700 installations around the globe last year. According to Fortress Technology, snack producers are fast realising the major labour costs...

Creating your own packaging material from cardboard is economical and ecological. The HSM ProfiPack C400 and HSM ProfiPack P425 packaging machines bolster up used carboard and make universal packaging material which is as good as new. This saves costs and, at the same time, is a sensible and practical contribution to environmental protection. T...

Product, check. Filler, check. More filler, check. Box after box. Filler and more filler. Cost after cost. E-commerce has created a world where many customers know exactly what they’re looking for and purchase that product only. Then, maybe a few hours or days later, they come back to the site and purchase another product—requiring another box....

The Middle East region has witnessed an evolution in terms of western perfume brands setting up there bases in the region and developing products that are a blend of both Arabic and Western influence, thanks to the rising penetration of e-commerce and social media, and growing awareness about personal grooming. The brands are focusing their product...