Many food manufacturers are already benefiting from deploying x-ray inspection systems to carry out a wide range of quality control and compliance duties and these additional capabilities also should be factored into the equation when considering the cost of an x-ray inspection system.
WECO has introduced the new 360Tek optical sorter for blueberries, a small, high-capacity sorter that can inspect up to 8,000 pounds/3,600 kilograms of berries per hour.
To enhance pet food safety, Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection has created an e-guide to assist pet food manufacturers in finding the most suitable product inspection solutions for their applications.
Key Technology has introduced its new COMPASS® optical sorter for individually quick frozen foods, which identifies and removes foreign material and product defects.
CRC Industries has made significant enhancements to its CRC Food Grade packaging and Food Safety Program, offering a comprehensive array of products for a wide range of food processing equipment within the framework of the CRC Food Safety Program.
Scientists from USDA’s Agricultural Research Service are exploring how “transgenerational protection”—which is the ability of layer hens to pass along their resistance to Salmonella to their broiler chicks—can be encouraged, to ultimately reduce early colonization that introduces microbial contamination at the processing plant and poses a food safety risk to consumers.
The FAO/WHO Joint Expert Meetings on Microbiological Risk Assessment (JEMRA) convened to review the most recent scientific literature regarding the control of Campylobacter on chicken meat. The experts emphasized the importance of a multi-hurdle approach in production and processing.
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