Device and method for testing packaged foodstuffs for the presence of microorganisms
AssigneeAmiris B.V.
InventorsJoseph Maria Franciscus Donatus Rijkx, Jens Diepenbruck
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Abstract
A device and method for testing foodstuffs for the presence of microorganisms including an infeed unit for a package containing a foodstuff, a sample analysis device configured to take a sample of the foodstuff and test for the presence of microorganisms, a discharge unit for discharging the package, and a display for displaying the results of testing by the sample analysis device.
Claims22
A device for testing packaged foodstuffs for the presence of microorganisms, the device comprising:
- an infeed unit for a package containing a foodstuff;
- a sample analysis device disposed downstream of the infeed unit configured for taking a sample of the foodstuff in the package and testing the sample for the presence of microorganisms;
- and
- a discharge unit disposed downstream of the sample analysis device for discharging the package from the device;
- wherein the device comprises a storage unit for the package disposed between the sample analysis device and the discharge unit;
- the device further comprises a display for displaying a result of the testing of the sample from the package at a location of the discharge unit;
- and
- the device is configured such that the storage unit delivers the package at the discharge unit substantially at the same time as the results of the package are displayed by the display.
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A method for testing packaged foodstuffs for the presence of microorganisms, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a package containing a foodstuff;
- taking a sample of the foodstuff in the package;
- testing the sample for the presence of microorganisms;
- displaying the result of the sample analysis;
- and
- storing the package during the testing and a step of subsequently releasing the package, wherein the package is released substantially at the same time as the results of the package are displayed at the location of the package.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.