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Beanz Meanz Painz
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 2:00 pm
by GOM
In a recent BBC documentary following the production of Heinz baked beans from start to finish ( actually very interesting - 1.5 million cans a day) a remark was made by one of the presenters about the quality control part,
" The sample is injected into a liquid chromatographer"
Ouch! What we go through in the name of science.
Regards
Ralph
Re: Beanz Meanz Painz
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 2:53 pm
by Blazer
Ouch indeed! I suppose it's better to suffer that in a Heinz factory than some of the places we here on the boards work. I wouldn't want to be injected with some of the items I've worked on in the past!
Re: Beanz Meanz Painz
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 5:11 pm
by itspip
I've worked QC in food lab before. I am going to hazard a guess that part of the testing is taste testing. I wouldn't want it injected into me though. Haha.
Re: Beanz Meanz Painz
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 7:04 pm
by James_Ball
Maybe they are working on a new type of "gas" chromatography.
Re: Beanz Meanz Painz
Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2016 3:49 pm
by GOM
@ itspip ( Phil?)
Yes the "putting the sample into the liquid chromatographer" referred to an analysis study in the programme of the effectiveness of preserving Vitamin C by canning - really well as it turns out.
@James