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Wellington Foods Protects Dietary Supplement Safety with X-Ray Inspection System

This versatile system by Mettler-Toledo inspects liquid dietary supplements such as multivitamins, mineral products, and joint health products in bottles made of HDPE, PVC, or glass and ranging in size from two ounces to one liter.

The X37 x-ray inspection system can find even the hardest-to-detect foreign material, such as a glass shard inside a glass bottle. (Photo: Wellington Foods)
The X37 x-ray inspection system can find even the hardest-to-detect foreign material, such as a glass shard inside a glass bottle. (Photo: Wellington Foods)

As a leading contract manufacturer of dietary supplements, Wellington Foods is focused on producing products that help people live healthy lives.

“Dietary supplement manufacturing and packaging must be completed in compliance with strict regulatory oversight from government agencies. We must also meet the high standards of our third-party cGMP certification auditors, our customer requirements, and our own quality system,” says Tony Harnack, CEO of Wellington. “When we decided to invest in new inspection technology, we searched for the best system for our application.” 

“We identified early on that we needed an x-ray system instead of a metal detector to help us maintain the highest product safety. For one thing, we wanted to detect all types of potential contamination, not just metal. Also, we wanted to inspect our product after the packages were sealed and many of our packaged products have a tamper-evident foil seal, which isn’t possible to inspect with a metal detector,” says Steve Nering, vice president of quality at Wellington. “From there, we considered the total cost of the system, equipment reliability, and the supplier’s customer service. I’ve personally worked with Mettler-Toledo Safeline many times over the years, so I know firsthand that they make world-class equipment and support it with great service.” 

Wellington Foods selected Mettler-Toledo Safeline’s high-performance X37 x-ray inspection system, which can find even the hardest-to-detect foreign material such as a glass shard inside a glass bottle. The X37 x-ray system offers Wellington production versatility, high throughput, and low energy consumption in addition to superior detection sensitivity. 

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