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[cazyncymru]

Dear Caz,

I take yr point but perhaps in this case the name of the supplier is also a significant hazard.

Rgds / Charles.C

LOL i agree Charles.......maybe a CCP???

[NipunRRSL]

Hi all,

 

Picking up on an earlier discussion I came across.....    —does anyone have a video reference of tin cleaning by inverting and air blowing? We do this manually but are thinking of suggesting a mechanical system to engineering.

[Foodworker]

If the product to be packed is oil, I would not put the cans through a water rinse. Water and oil don't mix and it could cause a safety hazard for consumers if there is any residual water. 

 

Inverting and blowing with filtered air is the only realistic method.

 

I have seen air used in a number of applications where water won't work - coffee, milk powder, baby formula etc.

 

Foreign bodies can be formed during can making and from misaligned tools, problems with end compound plus the normal debris that can be generated in a manufacturing environment.

 

The can makers do have a range of cleaning processes in place but they are not infallible.