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Four Experts Weigh in on Foreign Material Detection 

Foreign material contamination creates a multitude of issues for food processors and manufacturers. While the industry invests a huge amount of effort and resources into preventing and detecting foreign material in the food supply, as Shawn Stevens, founder of Food Industry Counsel, LLC, so aptly says, “Sometimes bad things do happen.”   Stevens was one of […]

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Experts Demystify Hyperspectral Imaging For Meat Processors

On June 22nd, PPO presented a webinar titled “Experts Demystify Hyperspectral Imaging For Meat Processors.” Tim Stork, Senior Solutions Engineering Manager, and Jamie Poholko, Customer Success Manager, presented this webinar. Tim kicked off the webinar by introducing the basics of hyperspectral imaging. He then explains how PPO’s Smart Imaging System incorporates hyperspectral imaging in its

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PPO TechTalk for IPPE 2023: Achieving Zero FM by Expanding Multi-Hurdle Inspection

On January 28th at the International Production & Process Expo (IPPE), Olga Pawluczyk, CEO of PPO, talked about the benefits and drawbacks of different types of visual inspection systems, including human inspection, multi-spectral imaging, and hyperspectral imaging. She covered how some visual inspection systems can go beyond foreign materials and help address quality issues such

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Webinar – Experts Discuss How a Multi-Hurdle Approach With Visual Inspection Can Achieve Zero Foreign Materials In Your Plant

On November 16th, 2022, PPO and MeatingPlace Magazine presented a webinar titled, “How a Multi-Hurdle Approach With Visual Inspection Can Achieve Foreign Materials in Your Plant.” This webinar was moderated by Bill Kinkross, VP of Group Publisher (MeatingPlace Magazine), and presented by Amanda Lockheart, Quality Assurance Manager at Hormel Foods, and Doug Alexander, VP of

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Webinar – Food Safety Hazards Series: Physical Hazards

On December 16th 2021, PPO and Food Safety Tech presented a webinar titled, “Food Safety Hazards Series: Physical Hazards.” This webinar was presented by Scott Ruttgaizer, Product Manager at PPO; Maria Fontanazza, Editor-in-Chief at Food Safety Tech; Shawn Stevens, Food Safety Consultant and Lawyer at Food Safety Counsel, LLC; Casey Gallimore, Director, Regulatory & Scientific

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Webinar – The More The Merrier: A Multi-Hurdle Approach to Detection

On June 24th 2021, PPO and Food Safety Tech presented a webinar titled, “The More The Merrier: A Multi-Hurdle Approach to Detection.” This webinar was presented by Olga Pawluczyk, CEO of PPO; Maria Fontanazza, Editor-in-Chief at Food Safety Tech; and Jeremiah Johnson, Corporate Manager, Regulatory Compliance, Food Safety & Sanitation at Hormel Foods. Jeremiah Johnson

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Webinar – Preventing Contamination: It’s All About Detection

On February 11th 2021, Olga Pawluczyk, CEO of PPO; and Casey Gallimore, Director of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs of the North American Meat Institute (NAMI) presented a webinar on detection methods for food processors.The webinar covered tools you can use to understand how different inspection systems will perform in your plant, and to make decisions

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Webinar – Helping Poultry Processors Increase Automation and Optimize Production

On October 22nd, PPO and Fieldale Farms presented a webinar specifically for poultry processors. The webinar was presented by Tim Stork, PPO’s Product Manager; Danny Jeng, PPO’s Product Development Specialist; and Corbett Kloster, Director of Food Safety & Quality Assurance at Fieldale Tim Stork kicked off the webinar with a quick introduction to PPO’s Smart

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Webinar – The Science of Spectroscopy

On June 18th, PPO presented a webinar that went in depth into spectrometers, how they’re made, and why they are so important for our system. The webinar was presented by Priya Krishnaswamy, PPO’s Optics Specialist; Michael Griffiths, PPO’s Application Specialist.  The webinar began by covering the basics of spectroscopy, then moving to how spectrometers are

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Webinar – Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in the Food Industry

On May 28th, PPO presented a webinar that considered how data can be used to help make your plant more efficient with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning.. The webinar was presented by Brad Oldenburg, PPO’s Director of Data Insights; Jason Jordan, an experienced Plant Operations Manager and Director of Marination Equipment, Applications Specialist &

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