Food

Mark-10 is a USA manufacturer of force and torque measurement instruments established in 1979. In recent years, Mark-10 created a bespoke ripeness-testing solution for an agricultural testing laboratory. The measurement system was designed to improve the accuracy and reliability of testing/ quantifying the ripeness of fruit/ vegetables. The solution has been very effective, enabling the lab to investigate correlations between ripeness and environmental/ agricultural conditions. Continue reading →

Ensuring that food and drinks packaging/containers provide sufficient seal to preserve freshness while remaining easy to open is crucial to maintaining food safety and reducing waste. Mark-10 has developed an eclectic catalogue of products, including force gauges, torque testers, and test stands, specifically designed to assess the durability and accessibility of packaging. These instruments can be used to measure, amongst other things, the force required to open packets of crisps, the torque necessary to remove threaded bottle caps, and the pressure stacked cartons can withstand. Continue reading →

In any busy commercial kitchen where different types of food are prepared to be sold, the risk of cross-contamination between foods is always a problem. To comply with relevant food safety regulations, most professional kitchens adopt a colour-coding system. Specific colours are assigned to utensils, such as knives and chopping boards, designated for use with specific food types, e.g., meat, fish, or vegetables. It makes sense then to apply this system to digital thermometers which are so integral to ensuring food is cooked to a safe temperature. Fortunately, ETI has developed a range of Thermapens specifically for this purpose.* Continue reading →