Producing a quality product every time delivers a competitive edge to meat processors and packers. Product recalls can cost manufacturers precious profits and tarnished brand reputations while undermining public confidence in the industry. Physical contaminants, such as dense plastics and metals, continue to present significant challenges to the meat industry as a whole, requiring improved inspection performance while delivering ever increasing production rates. Directly responding to the food quality and safety needs of meat and bulk food products, Eagle Product Inspection (Eagle) launched three new x-ray inspection and fat measurement technologies at Process Expo (Booth #1216 – East Hall) Chicago, Illinois, September 15-18, including the EagleFA3/M inline fat measurement and contaminant detection, the Eagle Pipeline, and the Eagle Bulk 540 PRO. All systems ensure product quality, providing thorough inspection, identification and removal of hazardous physical contaminants including calcified bone fragments, small glass shards, mineral stone, rubber, dense plastics, and metal filings.
“What we are finding is manufacturers need to inspect for contaminants earlier in the production process. Earlier detection allows manufacturers to minimize wasted products and protect machinery further down the line from damage. Our new technologies are designed for pumped products and also, for bulk meat, wet and dry foods, and give more accurate detection before adding value to the product. A meat producer can also ensure it is getting the correct amount of fat to lean ratio from its supplier by having our FA3/M system to inspect supplies.” said Kyle Thomas, Strategic Business Unit Manager, Eagle Product Inspection. “We are continuously advancing our portfolio of technologies to deliver the results that our customers are looking for, which are better and finer contaminant detection and a higher quality of product.”