Method and system for determining package integrity

A method for detecting and monitoring defects in a sealing region of a container, the method comprising:

• imaging at least a part of the sealing region of the container using at least one imaging camera operative at a wavelength in the range of 0.01 μm-14 μm;
• wherein the imaging is performed before, during and/or after the filling of the container with a filling material and prior to sealing of the container being completed;
• and
• identifying, based on at least one frame obtained from the imaging, a defect in at least part of the sealing region.

A packaging system comprising:

• a package line comprising at least a filling station for filling a container with a filling material and a sealing station for sealing of the container;
• wherein the filling station comprises a first imaging camera operative at a wavelength in the range of 0.01 μm-14 μm;
• wherein the first imaging camera is positioned and configured to enable imaging of at least part of a sealing region of the container before, during, and/or after the filling of the container with the filling material and prior to sealing of the container being completed;
• and
• a processor configured to identify a defect in the sealing region, based on images obtained from said first imaging camera.