How to Evaluate the Integrity of Food Packages?

Food packaging can be produced from a variety of materials, but the four most common ones are glass, metal, plastic, and paper/board. Plastics are frequently classified as rigid plastics, such as those used for caps, cups, and trays, and flexible plastics, such as those used for lidding and wrapping films. Because of their low cost, flexible plastics are one of the most extensively utilized types of food packaging. The flexible package, however, must be securely sealed. A good seal prevents contents from leaking. It avoids the possibility of microbial contamination while also minimizing variations in headspace gases and moisture content. As a result, the integrity of such containers must be taken into consideration in flexible food packaging to prevent quality changes and assure food product safety. Read on to know how PTI's VeriPac 300 series ensures the integrity of food packages.

How to Evaluate the Integrity of Food Packages?

The VeriPac 310 is a non-destructive, non-invasive container closure integrity test (CCIT) and package integrity testing system. The ASTM-approved patented Vacuum Decay leak test method, F2338-09, acknowledged by the Food and Drug Administration as a consensus standard for package integrity testing, is used in the VeriPac 310. This ASTM method was developed using VeriPac leak test instruments.?

VeriPac systems eliminate waste and give operators a comprehensive picture of package quality. The VeriPac 310 short test cycle generates real-time findings from accurate quantitative measurements, identifying packaging defects before important process concerns escalate. Tests can be run in any order and even on the same sample multiple times. Good packages can be returned to the packaging line intact. Testing is more dependable, sensitive, and effective than harmful methods like the water bath or burst test.

How does VeriPac 310 Inspect Food Packages?

VeriPac leak testers are linked to a test chamber that is specifically designed to hold the package being examined. The package is placed into the vacuum-sealed test chamber. The absolute transducer technology is used to monitor the vacuum level as well as the change in vacuum throughout a defined test time in the test chamber. The presence of leaks and defects within the package is indicated by variations in absolute and differential vacuum. Test systems can be configured to operate manually or automatically. This package integrity testing method is appropriate for offline laboratory testing as well as production applications for QA/QC statistical process control. The test cycle takes only a few seconds, is non-invasive and non-destructive to both the product and package.

Benefits of VeriPac 310 Series.

• Non-destructive, non-subjective, no sample preparation
• Deterministic, quantitative test method
• Repeatable, rapid and reliable testing
• Cost effective and economical
• Simplifies the inspection and validation process
• ASTM test method and FDA standard