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Detectamet’s Black Friday Sale is here to help you secure world-class foreign matter contamination prevention solutions at an unbeatable price. Enjoy 30% off sitewide on our Metal Detectable & X-Ray Visible products, plus free shipping on all orders over the updated minimum thresholds. Discounts are automatically applied at checkout. Minimum spend applies - view terms and conditions here. 

For a limited time only, it’s now easier than ever to stock up on the products that make a real difference in keeping your operations safe and compliant. Don’t miss this opportunity - offers are valid until Wednesday, 4th of December 2024!

Here at Detectamet, we were thrilled to be recognised as a Finalist for the Best New Product 2024 at the prestigious Society of Food Hygiene and Technology (SOFHT) Awards, for our innovative Detectable Tote Bin Cover.

You can read all about this pioneering and much in-demand new product here. This nomination underscored our unwavering commitment to advancing food safety through innovative solutions.

Well done everyone who won at the prestigious SOFHT Awards event held at The Brewery in London on Thursday the 21st of November. We were also happy to sponsor this year’s ‘Best Company <10 Employees’ award. Huge congratulations to Sylvia Anderson and her team at 

The pen is famously mightier than the sword! Well, we can’t think of many reasons you might need a sword in your food production facility, but there's a thousand and one mighty good reasons to have a reliable pen.

Our best-selling Metal Detectable & X-Ray Visible Elephant Pens are particularly suitable, because they're manufactured with our unique food-safe detectable polymer.

With their innovative design and robust performance, these pens have been specifically designed to help reduce your risk of foreign matter contamination.

Why Choose Metal Detectable Elephant Pens?

These pens have been designed and fabricated to be perfect for environments where safety is paramount.

Shatterproof Design: The robust construction ensures durability and reliability even in demanding settings.

Customisation: We offer a range of colour options to support

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is a critical component in ensuring the safety of both your workers and your consumers, as well as for maintaining the integrity of your products. However, misuse and misunderstanding of PPE can lead to contamination, injury and regulatory non-compliance.

So, let’s look at some of the more common PPE mistakes in food processing and provide practical tips on how to avoid them.

Basic principles of PPE in food processing

Let’s start with the essentials for effective PPE management in food manufacturing settings:

1. Adequate training

Mistake: Workers may not fully understand why PPE is important or how to use it correctly.

Solution: Implement comprehensive training programmes that cover the importance of PPE, how to wear it correctly and when to replace it. Regular refresher courses can help reinforce these concepts. 

At Detectamet, we take great pride in being a global leader in the manufacture of Metal Detectable and X-Ray Visible products, and in playing a role in helping to safeguard food safety worldwide. As a company rooted in British craftsmanship, we are equally proud to be members of the Made in Britain organisation.

Made in Britain is a hallmark of trust that is recognised and valued by businesses across the globe.

For food manufacturers who depend on uncompromising safety standards, the Made in Britain mark provides assurance of reliability and excellence.

What is 'Made in Britain'?

The Made in Britain organisation unites the British manufacturing community under a shared trademark, which only members of the organisation are authorised

At Detectamet, we thrive on attending live events. These provide unrivaled opportunities for networking and collaboration with leading businesses in the food safety and processing industries. By engaging with other industry pioneers, we exchange ideas, share innovations and keep Detectamet at the cutting edge of industry trends and technological advancements.

Our presence at these events also gives you the opportunity to experience Detectamet’s world-leading Metal Detectable & X-Ray Visible Products firsthand. You’ll get to see our solutions in action and explore how they can enhance safety and compliance in your operations.

When you visit the DetectaTeam at any of these events, you can expect:

• Free Sample Packs: Get hands-on experience with the quality and reliability of our market-leading products.
• Cutting-Edge Solutions: Discover a comprehensive range of products designed to reduce foreign matter contamination

Since food safety is one of the most critical responsibilities for any food processing facility, performing regular and rigorous food safety audits is an essential safeguard.

In an industry where foreign matter contamination can result in severe health consequences and damage to a brand’s reputation, it’s essential that every business takes this process seriously.

Especially since external auditors can arrive unannounced. Depending on your location and your business sector, an external food safety audit can be anywhere from every six months to every two years. So, you need to be ready.

By conducting regular internal audits, businesses can maintain compliance with stringent food safety standards,

The history of food safety has been one of manufacturers versus contaminants. As such, food hygiene has always been a crucial concern in food manufacturing. Since your products are going to be eaten or drunk by customers, you have to ensure the user will come to no harm.

The methods used to ensure food safety have evolved significantly over time. From the early days of basic hygiene to today’s highly-regulated and technology-based systems, the journey of food safety reflects the growing complexity of our food supply chain.

As our understanding of contamination risks has deepened, so too has our commitment to ensuring that the food reaching consumers is free from harm.

The introduction and evolution of detection technologies, such as metal detectors and X-ray systems, revolutionised food safety practices and are now essential tools in protecting both consumers

Before processed, packaged and manufactured food goods arrive on consumers' plates, they undergo stringent processing workflows and regulations to ensure safety. Like a knife and fork, safety and tasty should always go hand in hand.

However, as history has shown, breakdowns in these processes can sometimes result in food products becoming contaminated. The last thing any food manufacturer wants is for a foreign object to find its way into a product. After all, physical contaminants not only threaten consumer safety but can trigger widespread product recalls, resulting in costly business disruptions.

To help mitigate these risks, our food safety experts have identified the six most common physical contaminants found in food processing and outlined how you can safeguard your products against them. 

#1 Metal contaminants

Metal contamination is a significant concern in food processing, often originating from the very equipment which is processing the food.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Pocklington, UK – [September 16th]

Detectamet, the global leader in Metal Detectable & X-Ray Visible safety products, proudly announces the launch of its refreshed brand identity. The same trusted safety solutions, now with a bold new look. After all, precision-engineered products deserve a precision-engineered brand.

A fresh look, same precision

Detectamet’s brand refresh reflects the company’s commitment to staying at the forefront of food safety innovation. The new identity, featuring a modernised logo and the introduction of the tagline ‘Safety You Detect’, reinforces the company’s dedication to providing high-quality, reliable safety solutions that meet the evolving needs of its customers worldwide. 

“As leaders in Metal Detectable &