Pharmaceuticals & Food

Food

In food, visual inspection is a safety matter, not only a quality one. Foreign body and adulteration detection can require methods beyond standard imaging.

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Problems we address in this sector

01Foreign body and defect detection on the production line
02Adulteration and authenticity verification; non-standard imaging methods
03Automatic verification of packaging and label accuracy
04Traceability and shelf-life tracking across the supply chain

Where it gets difficult

A large share of food recalls stems not from the product but from the label: the wrong label on the wrong product, a missing allergen declaration, an unreadable date code. These errors mostly appear at product changeovers and are hard to catch by eye at line speed.

Adulteration, on the other hand, is detected by measurement, not by image. The product's composition is compared with reference measurements accepted as genuine, and the model learns to separate deviation in the measurement data. How reliable the decision is depends on the quality of the reference library.

Approaches we apply

Frequently asked questions

Which errors does label inspection catch?

Presence and position of the label, the right label on the right product, a printed and readable date and batch code, and a readable barcode. Faulty products are rejected and the decision is stored with its image.

Can foreign bodies be detected with a camera?

For foreign bodies visible on the surface, yes. For material inside the product a camera is not enough; other sensing methods are needed.

Is a laboratory needed for adulteration detection?

Laboratory validation is needed to set up the reference measurements. Once the reference exists, routine checks can be done with faster methods.