To remain competitive in the demanding and highly-scrutinized food industry, Mariani Packing Company has established critical control points (CCP) throughout its five processing facilities, one of which is located in Wisconsin Rapids, WI. Mariani needs double protection against any sort of metal particulate that might be found in loose and packaged dried cranberries before reaching customers. More than 27,000 grocery stores in the U.S. sell Mariani dried fruits.
California-based Cottage Bakery, like all food manufacturers, must safeguard against ferrous and nonferrous metals such as brass and stainless steel that can contaminate food during production. Metals can come from a variety of sources, including raw materials and in-house processing equipment.
Mushroom farm looks for a solution to isolate minute metal fragments that may be undetectable to a line worker can work their way into the processing stage while the mushrooms are being sliced before packaging.
Implementing food metal detection technology with Rare Earth Magnets played a critical role in meeting safety guidelines at Hershey’s Chocolate World attraction.
After 15 years of development, Kaida (Beijing Kaida Hengye Agricultural Technology Development Co., Ltd) has grown into a leading vegetable and fruit chips exporter in China.
Food manufacturing companies invest millions of dollars annually into food magnetic separation equipment, proactively reducing the risk that any foreign object or contaminant will be embedded into a food product sold to grocery stores, restaurants, retailers, or general consumers. Manufacturers of food industrial magnets have adopted standard testing equipment that measures the holding force of a magnet. Here are some rules to follow to make sure you are using standard operating procedure when field testing magnetic strength to attain the most accurate results.
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.
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.
Oakshire Mushroom Farm needed new metal detectors to accommodate rising demand. This case study explains the selection process and how the technoloy improved food safety and final product quality.
To combat the issues of contamination, many food manufacturers, who have previously relied upon manual sorting and inspection, are embracing novel technologies and sorting systems.
In order to meet the global population’s growing demand for food, research by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) predicts that the worldwide food manufacturing and processing industries need to increase their total output by 70 percent by 2050. This article will explain several ways to enhance the efficiency of food production.
Magnetic systems for the separation of ferrous contaminations from various materials in production and recycling industries.
For the separation of ferrous contaminants, plate magnets are installed in a continuous material flow above conveyor lines, in free fall, under chutes and slides, etc.
Eriez Concentrated, high-intensity permanent magnetic fields combine with the force of gravity and controlled feeding to concentrate feebly magnetic ores and minerals...
Neodymium Blocks and Block Magnets are made in a variety of sizes and grades to meet all types of applications.
Magnetic tubes are commonly used to remove small to medium sized ferrous tramp metal contaminants from a variety of product streams. Typical uses include removing metallic grit from hydraulic reservoirs to minimize wear on machine seals and bushings, and removing unwanted ferrous contaminants in food and chemical processing systems.
Hi-Speed Cornerstone checkweighers can be provided in a wide variety of configurations ranging from compact, two-conveyor systems to those which integrate timing and spacing conveyors, metal detectors, and multiple reject mechanisms all on one standard, easy-to-install frame. Combined with the full featured HI-SPEED XS user interface, Cornerstone delivers maximum checkweighing performance and capabilities as well as superior protection against all types of metal contamination with minimal false rejects.
Mettler-Toledo Safeline’s new range of HDS Pipeline Metal Detectors is developed specifically for use on vacuum filling lines for detection sensitivity and stability, as well as user-friendly operation in potentially harsh or extreme working environments.
Determining your facility’s risks is the first step to preventing product contamination. However, once risk is determined, an assessment should be completed to determine the areas where the most foreign materials can enter a food manufacturing or processing line. This podcast offers insight to limiting your food making facility’s risk factors of foreign body contamination.
During an interview at PACK EXPO 2014, Rob Tiernay, Director of Sales for North America at Anritsu Industrial Solutions USA, discussed with Todd and Todd what to consider when choosing technology for contamination detection.
In an interview at 2014’s PACK EXPO, Viggo Nielsen, General Manager at Mettler Toledo Safeline, took time to speak with Todd Schnick and Todd Youngblood about the effects FSMA regulations are having on food packaging and inspection.
In an interview at PACK EXPO, Keith Rhodes, President, Magnetic Products, Inc., discusses the impact of the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and what manufacturers can do to improve food quality and safety.
