Briefly describe the application of machine vision in food inspection

    When it comes to food safety, machine vision delivers unparalleled quality, precision and efficiency. From ingredient detection to whether food is overcooked or undercooked, automated visual food inspection can capture even the tiniest details of your food.

However, the food inspection process is more than just a review of food items. If the packaging is damaged in any way, the food is likely to be degraded as well. Machine vision can spot packaging defects, identify and correct incorrect labels, and even identify packages that have been mislabeled due to human or machine error.

If a food product is part of an intermediate process, or is itself an intermediate product, machine vision can help track and trace all relevant ingredients (and their associated data) from the production process to the finished product. This is an especially critical step for food producers who source their food ingredients from other producers, as with each additional input, the level of high quality and safety at every step in the supply chain becomes More and more complex.

Automated visual food inspection provides strong quality control and more efficient production processes, laying a good foundation for innovation in the food production industry. Machine vision is not just the latest technological advancement in food inspection, it is also an opportunity for the food production industry to improve health and safety standards – something we can all do.