Mettler-Toledo Safeline test samples for testing product inspection systems

Mettler-Toledo Safeline has updated its test samples, which can help manufacturers ensure their metal detection and X-ray inspection systems comply with food safety legislation.

Growing pressure on food manufacturers to meet government and retailer regulations regarding food product quality make such testing important to ensure inspection systems are operating effectively to demonstrate due diligence.

By placing test samples on food production lines or within products, manufacturers can ensure that product inspection systems are operating correctly and offering optimum contaminant detection. Regular testing of metal detectors and X-ray inspection systems can prevent adverse trends in contaminant detection before they become a problem.

The test samples have a robust casing material that protects products from the contaminant inside and enables repeated use. Made with materials approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the company claims manufacturers can be confident that the samples will not contaminate their food products with fragments from damaged casing, ink or glue unsuitable for human consumption. The test samples are available in a range of sizes to allow thorough testing for a number of product inspection systems.

The test samples follow an internationally recognised colour-coding system to enable easy identification of the contaminant. For metal detection, ferrous samples are marked in red, brass in yellow, stainless steel in blue and aluminium in green. For X-ray samples, soda lime glass, PVC and teflon are marked in black. The test cards are suitable for all metal detection and X-ray machines including Mettler-Toledo Safeline’s product inspection systems.