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By Phil Brown, managing & sales director of Fortress Technology Europe ver-changing consumer tastes mean that most
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products today contain several ingredients and flavourings sourced from multiple suppliers. Ready meal manufacturers are challenged with demands for transparency in sourcing ingredients to create tasty, shortcut recipes, while maintaining food safety across their production lines.
The market outlook for ready meals in the UK is strong, with Statista’s market report forecasting the sector to grow at a CAGR rate of approximately 3.5 per cent each year between 2019 to 2023. Manufacturers are now facing new challenges due to increasingly complex supply chains. Evolving issues regarding product recall regulations present growing risks to food manufacturers across Europe. When sourcing ingredients for ready meals from multiple suppliers, manufacturers must consider the finances, time, and manpower required to devote to effective risk management.
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Greater pressure means food safety standards are being compromised, explains Brown. Based on recent figures from the RPC, recalls of unsafe
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food products in the UK have jumped by 40 per cent from 145 to 203 in the last year. Although allergy-related concerns dominate these figures, a sharp increase in metal to take prevalence.
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RISKS ON THE RISE
In 2019, multiple high-profile cases have gained traction in the media. In recent months, three major UK supermarkets – Tesco, Lidl and Waitrose – recalled a range of food products that may have been contaminated with metal and plastic. Around the same time, Walls and Millers’ range of sausage rolls, pies and pasties were urgently pulled from supermarket shelves over fears they could contain metal pieces.
The rising percentage of recalls implies regulations the risks,” adds Brown.
Operating a metal detector to catch a contaminant in its largest form is generally viewed as the best method to avoid costly waste. In practice, this means you eliminate it at the cheapest part of the process, but also you catch it before the metal is chopped up and dispersed into multiple products. At this point the cost to a business and brand reputation is considerably higher.
Manufacturers may optimise performance by installing several metal detectors positioned at critical control points throughout the process, rather
poultry, seafood, and even vegan ready meals, the Interceptor not only increases inspection sensitivity, but also helps to eliminate false rejects. Quality assurance must always be a priority when considering a production line. Many manufacturers disregard the value of optimised metal detector systems to their business. However, zero recalls in the past doesn’t mean a ready meal manufacturer is immune to future threats. “Rather than considering the ‘if’ it can be prudent to think instead about the ‘when’,” concludes Brown. Vigilance is essential to offset financial damage protecting brand reputation. ntaminant risks, the decision y inspection equipment will ng run.
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