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Lightweight and versatile technical plastics have been successfully used in the processing and packaging of foods for many years. Engineering plastic components that come into direct contact with food have stringent quality requirements on the materials used, particularly when it comes to verifying that no physiological harm will result from contact.
These days, blue plastics are widely used in the food industry due to their high visibility and rapid in line identification, in the event of foreign material accidentally falling into the food product. In addition, the cleanliness of components is easier to determine, because spores, mould, food and detergent residues are more clearly visible than they would be with other coloured materials.
Furthermore, in food processing lines equipped with detection equipment, users can identify possible fragments of plastic in food, by using our metal detectable materials in Ensinger's "ID" family of materials. This offers an even higher level of prevention against possible contamination of the food product. For users that wish to identify potential contamination using either metal, X-ray, or vision detection systems, Ensinger offers our Ultra Detectable or "UD" family of products.
Furthermore, Ensinger offers a special line of metal detectable materials: the "ID" family of materials and "Ultra Detectable" or "UD" family.
In addition to the blue colour, these kind of materials offer an even higher level of protection.