Previously, de Vegt enjoyed a long international career at Purac/Corbion where he held leadership positions as Senior Vice President for Corbion's Meat & Culinary Business Unit.
Data revealing aflatoxins to be the biggest cause of food-related recalls demonstrates the important role effective sorting and quality analysis systems can play in boosting food safety on the production line.
Accurately detecting foreign material contaminants while maintaining a high-volume, high-speed, efficient line from raw material to packaging is crucial for today’s protein processors who must be proactive and preventive rather than reactive, while maintaining their throughput and efficiency.
In 2014, rates of infection from a serious form of E. coli and one of the more common Salmonella serotypes decreased compared with the baseline period of 2006-2008.