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INDuSTRY PRODuCTS uses leading-edge technology, including polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays, tableted reagents and optimized media, to detect Salmonella, Listeria, Listeria monocytogenes, E. coli O157:H7, Enterobacter sakazakii, Campylobacter, Staphylococcus aureus, yeast and mold. With certifications and regulatory approvals in the Americas, Asia and Europe, the BAX® system is recognized globally as an advanced pathogen testing system available to food companies. DuPont Qualicon 302.695.5300 Wilmington, DE www.qualicon.com Innovative X-ray Inspection System for Bulk and Packaged Products by Mettler-Toledo Safeline A PowerChekPlus unit has been shown with a conveyor system that meets the hygienic 3-A Sanitary standard 41-02 as determined by inspection by a 3-A SSI Certified Conformance Evaluator. This standard requires the unit insures cleanability to a microbiological level. Non-product areas are designed to eliminate debris build-up and potential bacterial reservoirs and product contact areas are corrosion-resistant, non-toxic and non-absorbent. With PowerChekPlus’ 15” full color, touch screen display and real automatic set-up software, users can easily operate the system with little training. Mettler-Toledo Safeline’s adaptive automatic product variation compensation software enables more uptime and minimizes false rejects. Mettler-Toledo Safeline 800.447.4439 Tampa, FL www.mt.com/safelineus M ettler-Toledo Safeline introduces the PowerChekPlus, a powerful x-ray inspection system providing contaminant detection and quality assurance for bulk and packaged products. Safeline’s PowerChekPlus unit uses low energy, electronically-generated x-ray technology for optimal sensitivity in detecting and automatically rejecting many contaminants including metal, stone, bone, glass, and high-density plastics. It can also measure product mass, monitor overfill and underfill, and find a damaged or incorrectly packaged product – even in metal foil to fully protect your brand. PowerChekPlus can check the integrity of package seals and identify any seals that have been compromised from trapped product. The system stores images of rejected products for further analysis and ultimate product traceability. Eriez® RE Drum Separators Provide Superior Protection Against Ferrous Contamination are Earth (RE) Drum Separators from Eriez® feature Erium® 3000, a high quality rare earth permanent magnetic power source. Eriez RE Drum Separators deliver unmatched performance, purifying large quantities of bulk materials such as foods, plastics, abrasives, metal powders, ceramic material, paper, glass cullet, soda ash, kaolin clay, chemicals, gypsum and quartz powder. They remove very fine ferrous particles, locked particles, and even strongly paramagnetic particles. Neodymium-boron-iron rare earth permanent magnets develop magnetic fields up to 25 times stronger than conventional ceramic or alnico units, with no increase in size. The additional strength helps in removing weakly magnetic or very fine iron contaminants from a wide variety of powdery, dry bulk materials as well as slurries. The increased strength at a greater distance, high gradients and increased holding force of Eriez RE Drums allows them to hold magnetic or fine iron contaminants so tightly that wipe-off by product flow is virtually eliminated. These drums are an ideal choice where high product purity is required. Eriez RE Drums are part of the complete line of drums from Eriez, which includes standard models in diameters from 12 to 36 inches (305 to 915 mm), and widths from 12 to 60 inches (305 to 1525 mm). These units provide efficient separation on feed rates up to 100 TPH. Eriez 888.300.ERIEZ Erie, PA www.eriez.com R Rutgers Food Innovation Center – First Food Business Incubation Facility to Use AiroCide PPT Air Sanitation Technology K ES Science and Technology, Inc. announces that the Rutgers Food Innovation Center (FIC) will be the first food business incubator program in the country to include the NASA-developed AiroCide PPT air sanitation technology for use in its facility. The mission of the FIC is Be sure to mention, “I read about it in Food Protection Trends”! 48 FOOD PROTECTION TRENDS | JANUARY 2009

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