While it may be impossible to eliminate all risks that lead to an approximate 600 million foodborne illnesses and injuries a year globally, manufacturers can take steps to identify and prevent biological, chemical, allergenic and physical hazards. Deploying advanced x-ray systems at critical control points in the production and packaging process is a crucial, proactive step in mitigating risks from physical hazards.
Eagle Product Inspection offers a range of x-ray solutions that help manufacturers shore up their vulnerabilities to physical hazards, including the first to market Material Discrimination X-ray (MDX) dual energy technology for food inspection. MDX measures the ratio of two different sets of x-ray energies that pass through a product, enabling users to discriminate between organic and inorganic materials. The dual-energy technology has proven valuable in a variety of difficult product applications, such as multi-textured foods and those with high variations in density, like bagged salads, trail mixes and bulk fruits, vegetables and meats.