Breakthrough in Food Detection System Achieved

Inspection Technologies said its near infrared equipment can detect the presence of any range of radiolucent foreign objects during food processing which x-ray machines may miss.

The company said the system can detect objects such as fruit pits, stones, plastics, paper and wood and chicken bones, according to dairyreporter.com.

Designed for use in the soft fruit, confectionery, biscuit, dairy and meat sectors, the system has in-line ‘detect and reject’ responses for high-speed conveyor belt operations up to 60m a minute, the company said.

The system, which can also be used as a de-bottlenecking tool in production lines, consumes 1% of the energy needed for x-ray equipment, it said.

The company said its own trials confirm a detection rate of 99.9% for fruit and 98.9% for meat.