GEA received FDA approval for sensor technology used to monitor food packaging quality.
After receiving approval from the FDA, Düsseldorf, Germany-based GEA said it began sales of its OxyCheck in the U.S. market. OxyCheck is the world’s first in-line measurement system that can check the oxygen content and seal integrity of every package in a modified atmosphere packaging line. It was introduced to the market at the International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) in Atlanta, held Jan. 28-30, 2020.
With OxyCheck, every modified atmosphere package is noninvasively inspected for oxygen content after sealing on a GEA thermoformer. Up until now, packages had to be damaged by a probe, and testing was limited to a small sample coming off the line. The demo version, initially introduced in North America during 2018, has already been utilized in Europe with great success, GEA said.