The agri-food sector must comply with a series of safety measures throughout the food manufacturing or processing process, in order to protect the safety of its employees and the health of its consumers. As in many industries, opening packaging is a common action, and it can turn into a dangerous situation if the tool is ill-suited to the task. At Mure & Peyrot, we understand how important it is for the agri-food sector to use specific tools adapted to food contact. With this in mind, our teams of engineers have developed a complete range of safety knives for the food industry: the Food and Detectable range.
Food-grade and detectable material
We have therefore developed a complete range of plastic safety knives suitable for food contact and detectable. But what is a food-grade and detectable material?
A food-contact approved material is a plastic that cannot alter the quality of food products. Indeed, several rigorous tests ensure that no harmful substances migrate into food. For our products, we have chosen to use a naturally food-grade material to which no additives need to be added. In addition to the food-contact suitability of our plastics, we guarantee the detectability of our safety knives. Foreign body detection during food processing and packaging plays a major role in product safety and quality. All our food-grade and detectable knives contain metallic fillers that allow every knife fragment to be quickly identified by metal detectors in the event of breakage or loss.
To guarantee our customers that our safety knives comply with current regulations, we had them tested by the LNE (National Metrology and Testing Laboratory). These tests are conducted on all components of each knife (blades, raw materials, springs, etc.); therefore, our food-grade and detectable blades benefit from the same guarantees. You can find the food contact compliance certificates on our website.
The Mure & Peyrot blue knife range
This range stands out due to its blue color. Virtually no natural food is blue, which is why this color allows operators or vision systems to identify knives more easily if the tool is dropped, regardless of the type of food involved. And for enhanced hygiene, part of the range is now available in an antibacterial knife version.
The only European company providing a dual-guarantee solution: detectable and food-grade
We are the only manufacturer to offer a range of safety knives in food-grade and detectable materials for the food industry, as well as for artisanal or industrial bakeries. Our ALD range is complete to adapt to all our customers' needs:
- Cutting plastic overwrapping film
- Strap cutting
- Cardboard cutting (single and double-wall)
- Scraping adhesive labels
- Cutting bags
We have also paid special attention to the ergonomics of our tools in order to prevent MSDs: lightweight, easy to use, and ambidextrous.
Workplace safety is the primary focus of our daily research. That is why we pay special attention to the ergonomics of our knives to minimize the risk of MSDs related to repetitive tasks (lightweight knives, ease of use, ambidextrous in most cases, etc.). Blade replacement is also a high-risk operation, and each safety cutter is designed to offer maximum protection during this step of tool handling.
To tailor your tool to every application, also discover which cutter blade to choose depending on the material.