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FDA Requests Funding for Food Safety Oversight

Last month the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it had requested $43 million as part of the President’s fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget to further investments in food safety modernization, including food safety oversight of people and pet foods. An excerpt from the press release ... Read More

Foreign Object Detection Compliance with Retailer Codes of Practice for Food Safety

To assure the highest level of food safety possible for their customers, leading retailers have established requirements or codes of practice regarding foreign object prevention and detection. In general, these are enhanced versions of the standards established many years ago by the British ... Read More

Fanchi-tech Checkweighers: using data to minimize product giveaways

Key words: Fanchi-tech checkweigher, product inspection, underfills, overfills, giveaway, volumetric auger fillers, powders Making sure that final product weight is within acceptable min/max ranges is one of the critical manufacturing objectives for food, beverage, pharmaceutical and related comp... Read More

How to produce Safe Animal Foods?

We previously wrote about the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food, but this article will focus specifically on animal foods, including pet food. The FDA has noted for years that the Federal ... Read More

Product Inspection Techniques for Fruit and Vegetable Processors

We’ve previously written about Contamination Challenges for Fruit and Vegetable Processors, but this article will delve into how food weighing and inspection technologies can be tailored to best meet the needs of fruit and vegetable processors. Food manufacturers must incorporate food safety proc... Read More

Five Great Reasons to Consider an Integrated Checkweigher and Metal Detector System

1. A new combo system upgrades your entire production line: Food safety and quality go together. So why have new technology for one part of your product inspection solution and old technology for the other? A new combo system gives you the best for both, upgrading your capability for the ultimate... Read More

Choosing the Right Metal Detection System

When used as part of a company-wide approach to food product safety, a metal detection system is an essential piece of equipment to protect consumers and the brand reputation of manufacturers. But with so many choices available from a wide range of suppliers, selecting the right solution for... Read More