Thermo Scientific food safety inspection services, solutions and equipment can help detect and eliminate defective products

Detect. Recover. Protect Your Brand.

Minimize brand damage and achieve maximum product recovery with Thermo Scientific Product Assurance Services & Solutions (PASS). This service is available to customers in the UK and Europe.

PASS is an off-line product and food safety inspection service used to detect contaminants and other defects found in packaged foods. Our highly experienced staff uses the most advanced Thermo Scientific food-grade X-Ray, Metal Detection, and Check Weighing systems to thoroughly test every package to help maximize the recovery of in-spec products for distribution and eliminate defective products. PASS can detect ferrous, nonferrous, stainless steel metals, glass, stone, bone, PVC based plastics and rubber, and other dense contaminants, often at greater sensitivity than equipment on the production line.

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PASS benefits

  • Confidential--protects brand reputation
  • Cost effective--maximizes recovery without disrupting production
  • Non-destructive, fast, convenient

Costly alternatives to PASS are

  • Complete disposal of quarantined goods
  • Re-inspection of packages using product inspection equipment
  • Distribution without re-inspection

We specialize in

  • Missing product
  • Overfilled packaging
  • Glass defects, chips or cracks
  • Broken or damaged product
  • Under filled packaging
  • Misplaced labels or caps
  • Inclusion or noninclusion of promotional gifts

Packaging types and products include

  • Metal containers
  • Cardboard trays or cartons
  • Processed foods
  • Glass containers
  • Plastic containers
  • Packaged goods
  • Foil packets
  • Frozen products
  • Medical disposable products

Full service food safety inspection can be done at one of our PASS locations or at your facility. PASS is also available as a self-service option through our equipment rental program.

Ways to leverage PASS for maximum recovery:

PASS Solutions:

Full Service at a PASS FacilityFull Service at Customer FacilitySupervised Self Service at Customer Facility Unsupervised Self Service at Customer Facility
Solution Includes:


 		Inspection equipment and service provided by experienced PASS staff at our PASS facilityInspection equipment and service provided by experienced PASS staff at customer’s facilitySupervised rental of inspection equipment at customer’s facilityUnsupervised rental of inspection equipment at customer’s facility
How Does this PASS Solution Work?

















 
  1. Deliver suspicious products to a PASS facility
  2. PASS team inspects products using our latest technologies
  3. A confidential, detailed report for each packaged product is provided to the customer
  4. Products are shipped back to the customer upon completion
  1. Deliver inspection equipment to customer
  2. PASS team installs and calibrates inspection equipment
  3. PASS team inspects suspicious products and provides a detailed, confidential report to customer
  4. Inspection equipment is shipped back to Thermo Fisher Scientific upon completion
  1. Deliver inspection equipment to customer
  2. PASS team installs and calibrates inspection equipment
  3. PASS team trains customer staff on the use of the equipment
  4. Customer provides own inspection and reporting resources with supervision by a PASS team member
  5. Customer ships inspection equipment back to PASS team at end of rental period
  1. Deliver inspection equipment to customer
  2. PASS team installs and calibrates inspection equipment
  3. PASS team trains customer staff on the use of the equipment
  4. Customer provides own inspection and reporting resources without supervision by a PASS team member
  5. Customer ships inspection equipment back to PASS team at end of rental period

PASS Facilities:

Europe:
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Unit 7, Consul Road
Rugby, Warwickshire
CV21 1PB, UK
Phone: 01788 820330

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