Metal Detectors are most critical equipment of all food safety equipment in bakeries as well as any other food industry . These are ccps for most of bakeries for HACCP . All food safety standards has SOP s for metal detector . Basic function of metal detector is to detect metal and other foreign particles in finished as well as wet product like dough . Its rejects the contaminated material through automated rejection systems or stops the production line .
Various brands of metal detector are found in bakeries .Few popular metal detector manufacturers are mentioned below
- Locks Inspection systems Inc - Metal check , Met Series
- Mettler Taledo - Safeline
- Heat & Control Inc - Ishida , FastBack
- Eriez -Ez tec
- Advance Detection sytem - Proscan
- Anritsu Industrial solution USA Inc - KD series
- Fortress Technology Inc - Vector , Contact
- Loma Inspection systems -Loma
- S+S Inspection Inc - Genius
- Thermo Scientific process equipment division - Goring Kerr , Thermo electron,Ramsey
- Gorring Ker Metal Detectors
In India
Technofour metal detectors are the most used metal detectors in bakery plants .
You can request our free guide, "Reduction of Metal Contamination - Building an Effective Program" from Mettler-Toledo Safeline. It discusses metal detector selection and integrating into your plant's food safety program. Contact me at joseph.gianfalla@mt.com. You can also view a 3-minute capabilities video at www.impactmovie.com/mettler_toledo/
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Yes metal detection systems are very critical for HACCP. The usual issue facing many bakeries is the instalation and use of these highly sensitive devices.
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Their staff is also very knowledgable about metal detectors.