Food & Drink Processing & Packaging Issue 45 2023 | Page 48

the more complex of weights , prices and country of origin . Typically , this information is recorded at intervals ( often every 30-60 minutes ) on paper check sheets with labels then affixed as proof .
Companies that have stuck with a manual approach to label verification are often tethered to a system that generates little , if any , benefit to themselves over and above meeting their compliance obligations .
A fully automated label verification system should offer several benefits over a manual system .
• 100 % of the data is verified
• 100 % of the packs are verified
• The label data is verified against a known correct standard
• Both systematic errors ( incorrect data ) and random errors ( e . g ., misplaced label / missing label / print head contamination ) are captured .
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• Proof of compliance
• Facilitates fast audit responses
• Tracks manual overrides against individual user and time / date
• Easily allows the data to be fed back as part of continuous improvement programs .
An automatic label verification system should provide the data not only for compliance but to help guide the business .
Future-proof and fool-proof
An automated label verification can deliver multiple benefits to a food producer . It can increase efficiency , reduce staff count , reduce waste , and improve compliance .
To achieve these significant benefits , care and attention must be taken when designing and implementing the system . Simply attaching a smart camera and entering data into a local terminal will not deliver anything close to the same benefits . For example , if a lineside operator sets a printer up to print a use-by date of “ Feb 30 ” and sets the smart camera up to verify “ Feb 30 ”. Guess what ? The so called , verification system passes all the packs !
An automated label verification can deliver multiple benefits to a food producer . It can increase efficiency , reduce staff count , reduce waste , and improve compliance .
In label verification there are no shortcuts to success . Yet , for those businesses prepared to make the investment there is the prospect of numerous benefits . Everything always circles back to one thing – It ’ s all about the data !
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