When you hear X-rays, you often associate them with 'radiation'; When it comes to the term 'radiation', it often triggers various reactions and is often misunderstood. It is right for people to be cautious about radiation, but this does not mean that food manufacturers should be concerned about the use of X-rays in food testing.
The radiation level of X-ray foreign object detection machines used in the food industry is extremely low. In addition, the use of X-ray detection equipment is highly regulated, and modern X-ray detection systems are designed to provide operators with a very safe working environment.
More precisely, it is physical pollutants rather than radiation that pose the real risk to human health. Due to its unparalleled detection and removal capabilities for metals, glass, minerals, calcified bones, high-density plastics, and rubber, X-ray testing should be regarded as a driving force for improving food safety and quality.
Why use food X-ray foreign object detection machine to detect food? Food manufacturers use X-ray testing technology to ensure product safety and quality. The X-ray detection system enables food manufacturers to perform excellently in detecting iron, non-ferrous, and stainless steel metals. In addition, this technology also has extremely high performance in detecting other foreign objects such as glass, stones, bones, high-density plastics, and rubber compounds. In addition, the X-ray detection system can also perform multiple online quality inspections simultaneously, such as measuring quality, piece counting, identifying missing or damaged products, and monitoring filling volume. Check the integrity of seals and inspect damaged products and packaging.
What are the effects of X-rays on food texture, nutrition, etc?
Performing X-ray testing on food will not cause it to produce radioactivity, just as a person will not become a radioactive object after undergoing chest X-ray fluoroscopy. There is scientific evidence to suggest that X-rays do not harm food. A study conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 197 confirmed that food radiation levels not exceeding 10000 Sv would not affect food safety or nutritional value, which means that the radiation exposure to food at that time was about 10 million times higher than the radiation intensity used in X-ray testing. It has been proven that food can still be consumed with peace of mind and will not lose any nutritional value.
The radiation used in X-ray testing is less than one millionth of the radiation used in WHO research. The food detected by the X-ray detection system stays in the X-ray beam for approximately 250 milliseconds. In such a short period of time, it received a radiation dose of approximately 200uSv (0.2mSv). The radiation level is so low that organic food does not weaken its organic state in the slightest after undergoing X-ray testing.
