For nearly a half century, Anritsu has been designing and manufacturing inspection equipment for the food, pharmaceutical and chemical packaging/processing industries.This experience, and a historical installation base of over 90,000 units (over 4500 x-ray systems), is a testament to the design quality of our equipment and our commitment to satisfying the food safety and quality requirements established by customers and the marketplace.
Food Safety Inspection
Food safety inspection is critical not only for consumers’ well-being, but for food companies’ reputations as well. Nothing causes a PR nightmare or negative connotation with company’s brand more quickly than when food products are found to be contaminated with bacteria, mold, bones, foreign objects or the like. It is imperative that food inspection and safety be on the forefront for the food industry, as to avoid catastrophic blows to the rapport between a food manufacturer and the public.
HACCP Food Safety Programs
The Industry Standard
Food safety can be monitored at all stages in the process but is most effective when it takes on a preventative approach, as put forth by the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP). HACCP food safety focuses on preventative action though food inspection programs used to identify potential hazards. If food safety hazards are identified, then Critical Control Points (CCPs) are taken to eliminate or reduce the risk. HAACP food safety programs are regulated by the FDA and USDA with the primary goal of keeping foods as safe as possible.
X Ray Food Inspection Machines
In compliance with HAACP food safety are innovative technologies like x ray inspection machines. These food safety inspection devices have an acute accuracy with detecting contaminants in food – even through packaging. X ray food inspection machines offer the food industry a solution for detecting contaminants in food products before they ever leave the conveyer belt, providing better quality and cleaner foods to the public.
How X Ray Food Inspection Machines Work
X ray food inspection machines use a conveyer belt to push food through x ray beams, where detector diodes quickly scan the food. An image is produced, algorithms are applied and a verdict is produced as to whether the food is contaminated. These highly-advanced machines have multi-layer contaminant detection capabilities, identifying anything from bacteria and mold to metal, glass, stones, bone, plastic, rubber and other materials. This technology is not provided by other food inspection techniques, making these machines indispensible to the food industry as a whole.
Benefits of X Ray Food Inspection Machines
The benefits of x ray machines to food safety are incalculable. These energy-efficient, high-detection machines leave behind a small footprint. The machines are easy to use, easy to understand and are the most accurate systems available. In fact, x ray food inspection machines produce effectively zero false rejects. Metal detection below .4 mm is a reality with these machines, meaning that virtually no contaminant escapes detection.
Food inspection machines using x ray technology directly contribute to a company’s bottom line. Companies save on labor costs with x ray machines working around the clock – 24/7/365 – eliminating the need for manual labor. Production lines are more efficient without the need for manual food inspections, speeding up the entire process and eliminating downtime caused by interferences with manual inspections. Expensive recalls are essentially eliminated, saving the company potentially devastating costs due to selling contaminated food.
Maintaining good standing with the public in terms of their food is imperative to the ultimate success of a company. Consumers are easily turned by contaminated food, whether through a direct experience, hearing about it from a close friend or from reading about it in the mass media. A restaurant, brand and company can be ruined from consumers falling ill from contaminated food. By utilizing x ray food inspection machines, companies can reduce and even eliminate the likelihood of contaminated food reaching the public, and thus the imminent loss of business.
Food Safety Inspection for Public Health and Well-Being
Food safety inspection’s greatest benefit is that which is provided to the public. By distributing higher quality, cleaner food products, the public’s good health is maintained. Food contamination can result in serious, and sometimes fatal, illnesses. Therefore, to preserve the well-being of consumers, the food industry must implement food inspection equipment, such as x ray inspection machines, into every production line. It is the inherent duty and absolute responsibility of the food industry to provide the first line of protection for the public from food contamination. Through food inspection and safety, improved quality assurance in the food industry will inevitably result.
