While operators have a wide range of technology options for detecting foreign objects and guarding against potential pathogens during processing and packaging, implementing and maintaining the optimal equipment can be challenging.

Eriez PolyMag additives impart metal detectability, X-ray contrast and magnetic susceptibility into plastic moldings to detect plastic contamination in food products.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. announces several upgrades to its Thermo Scientific Xpert C400 X-ray system.

Finding a foreign object in dairy foods is every plant manager’s nightmare. Detecting these objects quickly and efficiently is key. That’s where X-ray and metal detection systems come into play. Checkweighers guard against short counts in packages or underweight volumes. Dairy Foods invited leading suppliers of detection systems to talk about what’s new. Here’s what they had to say.