| 1 |
Meat and Poultry |
Fresh meat, frozen meat, sausages, nuggets, and ready-to-cook products |
Metal, glass, mineral stone, calcified bone, and high-density plastic contaminants; missing or damaged packaging |
Conveyor X-ray inspection with hygienic stainless-steel construction and automatic reject handling |
HACCP principles under Codex CXC 1-1969; BRCGS Food Safety; IFS Food; applicable national radiation-safety requirements |
Detection stability in wet or frozen products, washdown resistance, belt hygiene, and traceable reject verification |
Dual-energy imaging, improved bone detection, lower-energy operation, and AI-assisted image classification |
| 2 |
Seafood and Aquatic Products |
Fish fillets, shrimp, shellfish, frozen seafood, and vacuum-packed seafood |
Fish bones, shell fragments, metal, glass, and dense foreign materials |
High-resolution conveyor systems or compact systems for vacuum and modified-atmosphere packs |
Codex Code of Practice for Fish and Fishery Products; HACCP; EU Regulation 852/2004 where applicable; BRCGS and IFS requirements |
Image contrast for irregular products, low-temperature performance, corrosion resistance, and product orientation |
Advanced algorithms for bone recognition, multispectral imaging, and centralized quality-data management |
| 3 |
Bakery and Flour Products |
Bread, biscuits, cakes, pastries, flour, and baking mixes |
Metal fragments, stones, glass, dense plastic, and packaging-component contamination |
Conveyor inspection for wrapped products, bulk-flow inspection for flour, and multi-lane configurations |
Codex HACCP principles; ISO 22000 food-safety management systems; BRCGS Food Safety; IFS Food |
Product density variation, dust control, belt tracking, reject accuracy, and protection against false rejects |
Cloud-based performance monitoring, recipe auto-setup, predictive maintenance, and energy-efficient X-ray sources |
| 4 |
Dairy and Cheese |
Cheese blocks, sliced cheese, yogurt cups, milk powder, and dairy desserts |
Metal, glass, stone, dense plastic, missing components, and product-level packaging defects |
Conveyor or multi-lane inspection, with optional checkweighing and seal-integrity inspection |
HACCP; ISO 22000; EU Regulation 852/2004; Regulation (EC) No. 1935/2004 for food-contact materials where relevant |
Stable imaging through high-moisture products, hygienic design, temperature tolerance, and reliable reject confirmation |
Combined X-ray, checkweighing, and vision platforms with automated product-changeover functions |
| 5 |
Canned and Jarred Foods |
Canned vegetables, meat cans, glass jars, sauces, and preserved foods |
Metal fragments, glass shards, stones, missing contents, incorrect fill level, and damaged closures |
Heavy-duty conveyor systems with side-view or multi-angle imaging for rigid containers |
HACCP; Codex General Principles of Food Hygiene; BRCGS Food Safety; applicable container and packaging regulations |
Penetration through metal or glass packaging, container stability, line-speed synchronization, and reject containment |
Multi-view imaging, automated fill-level analysis, container-defect detection, and robotic reject systems |
| 6 |
Snacks, Nuts, and Confectionery |
Potato chips, nuts, chocolate, candy, chewing gum, and snack bars |
Metal, stones, glass, dense plastic, shell fragments, and broken product components |
High-speed conveyor inspection for retail packs, multipacks, and flow-wrapped products |
HACCP; ISO 22000; BRCGS Food Safety; IFS Food; Codex General Principles of Food Hygiene |
High throughput, low false-reject rate, detection of small contaminants, and compatibility with nitrogen-flushed packs |
AI-based defect recognition, real-time statistical process control, and integrated vision-X-ray inspection |
| 7 |
Fresh Produce and Frozen Vegetables |
Fresh-cut vegetables, frozen vegetables, fruit packs, and prepared produce |
Stones, glass, metal, dense plastic, and foreign agricultural materials |
Open-conveyor or packaged-product systems with hygienic belts and automatic product tracking |
HACCP; Codex Code of Hygienic Practice for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables; ISO 22000; applicable import-market requirements |
Variable product density, moisture, irregular shapes, high washdown conditions, and seasonal product changes |
Adaptive image processing, machine-learning classification, and integration with optical sorting and digital traceability |
| 8 |
Ready Meals and Convenience Foods |
Frozen meals, meal trays, instant noodles, prepared salads, and microwaveable foods |
Foreign bodies, missing ingredients, incorrect portioning, and packaging or sealing anomalies |
Tray and carton inspection with recipe management, reject confirmation, and production-line data integration |
HACCP; ISO 22000; BRCGS Food Safety; IFS Food; retailer-specific technical standards |
Multi-component product inspection, product positioning, data connectivity, and changeover efficiency |
Digital twins for inspection recipes, automated product recognition, and integration with MES and ERP systems |
| 9 |
Beverages and Bottled Products |
Bottled drinks, liquid food products, sauces, syrups, and edible oils |
Glass, metal, stones, missing caps, incorrect fill level, and packaging inclusions |
Side-beam or multi-beam systems for bottles, cans, cartons, and flexible liquid pouches |
HACCP; ISO 22000; Codex General Principles of Food Hygiene; relevant packaging and food-contact regulations |
Liquid movement, container geometry, high-speed handling, condensation resistance, and reject timing |
High-speed line synchronization, multi-angle inspection, smart fill-level analysis, and remote equipment diagnostics |
| 10 |
Pet Food and Animal Feed |
Dry pet food, wet pet food, treats, compound feed, and premixes |
Metal, stones, glass, dense plastic, bones, and process-equipment wear particles |
Bulk-flow, bagged-product, or canned-product X-ray systems selected according to packaging and throughput |
HACCP; ISO 22000; feed-hygiene requirements; applicable national feed-safety and radiation-safety regulations |
Bulk-product uniformity, dust protection, high-throughput performance, cleaning access, and contamination trend analysis |
AI-supported bulk inspection, predictive contamination analytics, and automated integration with feed-mill quality systems |