Food gas Analyzers 101 ? Why they?re so Important and why you need the best

Posted by Elite Internet Technologies on February 17th, 2016

Gas analyzers in the food industry are used to monitor carbon dioxide and oxygen in food packaging. These analyses are extremely important in terms of food
preservation, and prevention of contamination.

Carbon dioxide and oxygen are organic chemicals, present in all food products. If these gases are present inside packaging as free agents, they can represent major
liabilities to the products. Precision monitoring is critical to ensuring that foods are not contaminated.

Carbon dioxide may be released through a range of chemical interactions, including spoilage, and in some cases contamination with materials which have created chemical
reactions inside the packaging. Oxygen is the gas which turns food stale. It combines with organic materials, effectively spoiling the food.

Best practice management includes the use of oxygen measurement and carbon dioxide gas analyzers. Typically, measurements are carried out throughout the packaging
process is a safeguard and as standard quality control procedures.

Industrial best practice is pretty straightforward:

Oxygen and carbon dioxide testers are designed to be used at all stages of manufacturing.

The actual testing process is quite simple, involving insertion of a syringe and needle in to packaging which takes up sample gases.

Sensors are calibrated to analyze gases in parts per million (ppm) according to specific standards.

If food packaging is subjected to gas flushing, these measurements are also used to check the levels of remnant gases in packaging after these processes.

If you’re getting the impression that all this testing is a critical part of the packaging process, you’re quite right. It is quite possible for production problems
and contaminants to completely destroy food products. Detection prevents waste. Testing is an absolute bottom line, must-do safety check.

The new CO2 analyzers and carbon dioxide testers are superefficient. A company called Quantek Instruments is the best example of the latest gas testing products in the
US. To see the new tech and learn how it works, see their website here at www.quantekinstruments.com.

(Take a little extra time to check out their information. They provide excellent, easy to understand, step-by-step information regarding testing processes, testing
products, and more.)