Plan Automation Technology Blog

In January of 2015, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) updated its Global Standard for Food Safety. This new standard, also known as issue 7, effectively replaced the old Issue 6 standard in July of 2015.

Topics: X-Ray Inspection, Product Inspection, Food Product Inspection, Food Inspection, HACCP

Traceability is a major concern for food producers. Being able to track a contaminated package back to its point of origin is vital for minimizing future contamination risks and for narrowing down product recalls.

Topics: X-Ray Inspection, Product Inspection, Food Product Inspection, Food Inspection

The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, or FSMA, is a large-scale reform of the USA’s food safety laws that was signed into law on January 4, 2011 that is designed to create new standards for food safety practices. As stated on the FDA’s website, the FSMA “gives [the] FDA new mandates, authorities and oversight tools aimed at providing solid assurances that those practices are being carried out by the food industry on a consistent, on-going basis.”

So, if the FSMA was signed into law four years ago, why are we talking about it today? There are a few reasons:

Topics: Food Safety and Quality Inspection, Food Product Inspection

It’s another day on the factory floor as your employees move about, taking notes on how production is moving, and recording facts and figures for their reports. Then, one employee sneezes or gets careless with his or her ink pen or stylus, accidentally dropping it into a moving production line.

Topics: Food Product Inspection, Dropped Pens

For many processors of raw meat products, the fat content (a.k.a. chemical lean or CL) is one of the most important factors in need of control, whether that meat processor is selling ground meat or whole cuts.

Topics: X-Ray Inspection, Food Product Inspection, Food Inspection

United Kingdom-based soup, sauce and
marinade producer, TCS Foods Ltd., has
earned substantial acclaim for its high quality products and commitment to innovations in the food industry. Recipient of countless awards for excellence and quality, TCS Foods Ltd. acknowledges that superb quality food products are the joint result of both the products themselves and the safety of their preparation.

Topics: Metal Detection, X-Ray Inspection, X Ray Inspection for Food, Food Safety and Quality Inspection, X Ray Inspection Technology, Food Product Inspection, Metal Detection Technology, X Ray Inspection of Meat

Modern innovations in product inspection technology have essentially rendered manual inspection an impractical, unnecessary practice. The benefits of these newer solutions completely outweigh the labor costs of manual inspection.

Topics: X-Ray Inspection, X Ray Inspection for Food, X Ray Inspection Technology, Food Product Inspection

Metal detection technology, one of today’s premier mechanics for safety and quality inspection in the food industry, comes in many different models and types, allowing for seamless integration into any manufacturing production line or system.

Topics: Food Safety and Quality Inspection, Food Product Inspection, Metal Detection Technology, Metal Detectors