Revolution or Mere Evolution? Flow Cytometry and Verification of Cleaning and Disinfection in Food Manufacturing Facilities Food safety depends in large part on the hygienic conditions in food manufacturing facilities. High levels of spoilage bacteria can affect the shelf life and quality of foodstuffs, while the presence of pathogens (such…
Intralogistics: Automation & Digitalisation Solutions
Intralogistics is a key enabler of a smart and streamlined supply chain. When properly handled, it can improve efficiency and productivity across an entire organisation, resulting in a leaner, better informed, and more responsive business. Upstream supply chain pressures can make stocking up a challenge for importing countries in the…
Metal Detectors: Pre-Packaging Inspection Of Raw Material
There is an increasing demand to inspect raw material for foreign body contamination. APFI Magazine speaks to Hidehiro Ueyama, Global Business Promotion Division of Anritsu Corporation, to learn more about the free-fall metal detector. METAL detectors have been used for 40 years in food factories. Generally, they are installed…
What Do You Know About Cooking Oil?
There was a time when “cooking oil” was a vague term. Oil was just oil, and cooking oil was just oil you used to cook. In most cases, cooking oils were derived from oilseeds, such as canola, corn, sunflower seeds and olives. Fast forward to today and you will find…
Metal Detection: Top 3 Considerations For Your Plant’s Needs
In today’s highly accountable business environment, metal detection systems can no longer be viewed as just a means to remove metallic contamination; they play a far more important role. By Anurag Mitra, Product Marketing Manager-Packaging, tna solutions. Metal contamination represents one of the most common forms of foreign bodies found…
Would You Like To Feed Your Baby “Pesticide-Fortified” Food?
Pesticides are widely used in the agriculture world to improve crop yields and increase the production of food. However, studies have shown that a diet laced with pesticides that are present at levels above the acceptable daily intake (ADI) can lead to more damage than we thought.1 Children and babies…
Increasing Confidence In Food Safety Claims Through RFID
As COVID-19 continues to affect the way we obtain food, the food industry has been forced to innovate faster and is becoming more digitally focused on the consumer-facing side as well. For many operators, this may be the only way to survive. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, conscious consumerism was…
Growing Applications Of HPP For Dairy Products
Mario González, HPP Applications Specialist at Hiperbaric, the world's leading supplier of HPP machines, tells us about a little-known HPP application that recently has awakened the interest of recognised brands worldwide. DISADVANTAGES OF STANDARD TREATMENTS Heat treatments’ uses are so wide-ranging because they inactivate bacteria and/or inhibit bacterial growth,…
Read Up Before You Drink Up! Is Your Beer Laced With Glyphosate?
In a 2019 study, a US advocacy group found trace amounts of the weed killer glyphosate in 14 out of 15 popular beers that were tested.1 The study found that Tsingtao beer contained 49 parts per billion (ppb) of the chemical; Corona, Miller Lite and Budweiser had between 25 and…
Food Safety: A Make-Or-Break Issue
Improving food safety is now more challenging more than ever, due to the increasing demand and rise of consumers’ expectations. However, with traceability and transparency, the future of food safety and food supply is bright. Contributed by Aik Jin, Tan, Vertical Solutions Lead, Zebra Technologies Asia Pacific. How has…
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