PREVENTING FOREIGN BODIES
WITH DETECTABLE PLASTICS
Metal detection and x-ray inspection systems are
tried, tested and often mandatory methods of reducing
metallic and high-density food contaminants.
By Annicka Webb of BST Detectable Products and Wells Hygiene
These inspection systems aren’t without their
limitations however; primarily the inability
to detect non-metallic and low-density
contaminants such as plastics, rubbers and
fabrics. This is where BST / Wells’ ‘Detectable
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Products’ - specially designed for the
food industry - come to the rescue. Detectable
products usually work by using specifically
formulated food grade plastics containing
evenly dispersed ferromagnetic, high-density
and antimicrobial additives. Common foreign
body risks include pens, plastic scoops, plastic
scrapers, rubber machinery seals and gaskets,
plasters, hairnets, broken plastic buckets
and boxes. These are all items that are now
available in metal detectable materials from
BST Detectable Products via Wells Hygiene in
New Zealand.
Detectable plastics are subject to the same
legislation as regular plastics where they come
into regular direct contact with food. The
key piece of legislation is Regulation (EU) No
10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended
to come into contact with food, which
requires all plastic food contact articles to be
migration tested using a variety of simulants.
BST has spent considerable time ensuring that
their XDETECT (metal and x-ray visible) plastic
is compliant with European (EU), American
(FDA) and Japanese food contact standards.
Wells Hygiene works in close partnership with
BST to ensure that only the highest quality
Detectable Products are ranged. These products
will withstand the stringent conditions of
ongoing audits and provide comfort, safety and
usability in the production environment.
For more information, contact
Wells Hygiene on (09) 263 9332 or
sales@wellshygiene.co.nz.
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