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Overcoming Contaminant Detection Challenges Of The Meat Industry
7/7/2015
The fish, poultry, and meat industries present a series of challenges when it comes to detecting foreign material. It can even be said, based on current knowledge, that it is one of the highest risk food groups, in terms of foreign material inclusions. It is also one of the most demanding in terms of the operational environment. This white paper explains how contaminant detection technology, such as metal detection and x-ray inspection, help meat processors prevent contaminated food products from reaching consumers.
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Case Study: X-Ray Inspection Of Drink Powders And Spice Blends In Metalized Films
6/4/2015
A large, international food producer uses X-ray inspection systems to increase value creation in production. In addition to its high quality demands, this international food group has committed itself to the fight against food wastage. Following the principle, "What men eat must be pure," the company wants to ensure perfect product quality so that complete batches of food that may contain contaminations no longer have to be returned and destroyed, in turn reducing food waste. Such product recalls are expensive and — what is much more important — damaging to a company's image. In addition to comprehensive inspection procedures in every production stage, the measures also include the installation of product inspection systems in the packing lines prior to dispatch.
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Quality Systems Based On Global Food Safety Initiatives
4/17/2015
Customers and federal regulators expect more and more from food suppliers in today’s increasingly competitive and federally-monitored marketplace. New tools and technologies offer effective ways to meet those needs with easy implementation, reasonable costs, and immediate benefits. In this case study, sweets and spices purveyor Kalustyan reports on how product solutions are fueling growth.
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Portion Control: Flow Meters Vs. Weight Control
3/2/2015
Royal Food Products could continue its portion control method using flow meters or find a new way of weighing individual ingredients. The company's plant engineer explains the choice to use load cells.
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Food Traceability: Solving The Imperative Of Compliance
4/28/2014
Consumers’ confidence in the food they consume is eroding. The numbers quickly illustrate why: in the last few years FDA food recalls increased nearly 400%, largely due to salmonella and undeclared allergens1. Ghastly stories such as contaminated foods causing deaths across several states further diminish consumers’ confidence in food—and in the retailers where they purchased the recalled produce.
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MAPLOX® Program Modified Atmosphere Packaging Low-Oxygen System For Case-Ready Meats
4/23/2014
The MAPLOX Program combines FreshPax® CR Packets with the proven reliability of our APA-series of dispensers.
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FreshCard® Multifunctional Oxygen Absorbing Cards
4/23/2014
FreshCard® Oxygen Absorbing Cards allow you to reduce preservative ingredients and to market a more natural food product.
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FreshPax CR Oxygen Absorber
4/23/2014
The FreshPax® CR Packets are part of our MAPLOXTM Program, which provides a lowcost, low-oxygen packaging system that maintains refrigerated meat in pristine condition for up to 30 days when packaged in a lowoxygen environment under ideal conditions.
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Meat - FreshCard Multifunctional Oxygen Absorbing Card
4/23/2014
FreshCard™ Oxygen Absorbing Cards allow you to reduce preservative ingredients and to market a more natural food product.
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Bakery - FreshCard Multifunctional Oxygen Absorbing Card
4/23/2014
FreshCard™ Oxygen Absorbing Cards allow you to reduce preservative ingredients and to market a more natural food product.