Metal Contamination White Papers & Articles

  1. What Food Processors Should Know: Metal Detection Vs. X-ray Inspection 1/1/2021

    Consumer safety has always been a primary concern for food processors. HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) has been a methology recommended by the FDA since the 1950s and food producers have always been conscious of their brand’s protection. The recent enactment of the U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) has turned the intensity up even higher.

  2. Ensuring Food Safety Through The Prevention Of Physical Contamination 5/13/2020

    Incidents of physical contaminants in food can have a detrimental impact on brand reputation. This white paper explains different types of physical contamination in food and how to prevent them.

  3. Equipment Safety For Product Inspection Equipment 3/29/2020

    This paper is intended as a general guide on equipment safety, for users and suppliers of product inspection equipment. It should be thought of as a framework for discussion on the topic, assisting both users and suppliers in meeting their shared responsibility for equipment safety.

  4. Metal Detection, X-Ray Inspection Or Both? 2/28/2020

    We review the pros and cons of metal detection and x-ray inspection to help you decide which inspection technology to invest in to ensure the quality and safety of your products.

  5. How To Maximize The Performance Of Your Metal Detector 2/7/2019

    To get the most out of your metal detection program, it’s important to understand the factors that affect metal detector sensitivity and the ability to find different types of metal. This guide explains the various elements.

  6. How To Guarantee All-Round Glass Inspection 9/25/2018

    Glass is often the preferred packaging material for food manufacturers. However, checking for foreign bodies in a finished pack is critical, as just one glass shard can have catastrophic consequences.

  7. The Principles of Due Diligence For Quality Control and Legal Defense 9/25/2018

    The white paper explains the importance of identifying foreign body contaminants in food and can be used as a checklist to evaluate the various metal detectors and x-ray inspection systems on the market.

  8. Mushroom Producer Installs Metal Detection For Additional Quality Control 2/6/2018

    Oakshire Mushroom Farm needed new metal detectors to accommodate rising demand. This article explains the selection process and how the technoloy improved food safety and final product quality.

  9. How To Detect 87 Percent Smaller Wire Contaminants In Manufacturing 1/5/2017

    Metal detector sensitivity performance is usually expressed in terms of the diameter of a test sphere made from a specific type of metal, such as ferrous, non-ferrous, aluminum or stainless steel.

  10. Boost OEE And Find Smaller Metal Contaminants 8/26/2016

    ‘Product effect’ (a phenomenon where the type of product being inspected can itself hinder the inspection technology’s capability to identify a particular contaminant) has long been a problem for food manufacturers. In the case of metal detection, product effect can be caused by a number of factors such as high moisture or salt content, temperature variations, size and shape of the product, orientation through the detector and packaging material.