Labcell has supplied an AquaLab Series 4TE water activity analyser to British Pepper & Spice to enhance the company’s quality assurance regime for pastes and sauces.
British Pepper & Spice manufactures high-quality products, many of which are branded for well-known retailers in the UK and overseas.
End-of-line water activity measurements are used as part of a HACCP (hazard analysis and critical control points) process to ensure the products’ safety and stability.
The Aqualab has been chosen for the job because it is faster and more accurate than the company’s previous instrumbers - providing results to four decimal places in 3-5 minutes.
It is also designed for easy cleaning.
Kate Harding, technical manager at British Pepper & Spice, said: “However careful you are, when working with sticky products such as redcurrant jelly it is inevitable that parts of the analyser require cleaning. With the AquaLab we can dismantle and clean it ourselves very simply.
“Moreover, Labcell offers a loan unit so, if we ever need to send the AquaLab away, we know we will not be without a water activity analyser for more than 24 hours.”
