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Peanut being sorted.

been very efficient and quick in response, company has also recommended that other
both in the test phase and after machine Nestlé facilities, with products containing
installation. The team demonstrated its peanut as raw material, install a Helius sorter
professionalism and dedication during the where necessary. In the future, Nestlé will also
testing stage, and convinced me that this suggest its suppliers install the sorter.
highly efficient team can ensure a smooth Zhang Ahfung concludes: “Through many tests,
sorting line and maximized uptime. we are now assured that TOMRA's Helius sorter
“Through the customer care hotline, which is can effectively control the level of aflatoxin in
available to us around the clock, we can peanuts. Therefore, fulfilling Nestlé Group's quality
contact TOMRA's service team whenever we policy of offering products and services that match
run into problems, and sometimes we can have consumer expectations and preferences, we will
the issues fixed over the phone by following consider implementing a Detox-technology based
their instructions. For issues that cannot be sorter in all facilities where aflatoxin problems
solved over the phone, TOMRA will send a arise. We hope this will then reduce the harm of
service engineer to conduct on-site aflatoxin among all Nestlé products.”
troubleshooting. Their timely arrangement and
the competence of the service engineers helps About Aflatoxin
to greatly enhance the efficiency of our sorting Aflatoxin is 68 times more lethal than
line, and it puts my mind at ease, because I do arsenic, and is classified as a group 1
not have to worry about our product quality carcinogenic agent by the World Health
any more, and I'm assured the sorting line is, Organization (Source: World Cancer Report
and always will be, up and running.” 2014). It can cause serious damage to
human and animal livers. Aflatoxin can be
Nestlé group acknowledges TOMRA'S found in all kinds of nuts, especially peanuts,
sorting technology and widely exists in soybeans, rice, corn,
Since installation in Hsufuchi's plant in seasoning and cooking oil.
September 2016, the high performance of the Aflatoxin can easily grow in damp environments,
two Helius sorters has been widely and is invisible to the naked eye, and is difficult
acknowledged by its customers. to detect via traditional methods and technology.
Quality and safety are one of the ten
corporate principles at Nestlé and it has
decided to choose TOMRA as the strategic
partner in fighting aflatoxin contamination. The

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