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Real-Time Sensing
Line-side sensors continuously scan production environments, capturing signatures invisible to traditional inspection methods.
Stop foodborneoutbreaksbefore they happen.
Lumina builds continuous, line-side environmental intelligence — hyperspectral sensing that flags pathogen-risk signatures in milliseconds, so safety teams act while production runs.
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Continuous
Hundreds of samples per hour, around the clock — not periodic spot checks.
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Instant
Risk signatures flagged in milliseconds, before contamination reaches Zone 1.
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Pathogen-aware
Detect the specific pathogens, rather than simply identifying contaminated surfaces.
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Audit-ready
Pathogen detections, swabbing data, and sanitation records all in one system.
01 — The status quo
Food safety depends on catching contaminants early. Today’s system is imprecise, manual, and slow.
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Limited coverage
Swabs reach only a fraction of the surfaces where organisms persist.
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Delayed lab results
Multi-day processing slows release decisions and stretches holds.
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Reactive response
Teams investigate after the fact, when the chain is already compromised.
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Operational fallout
Holds, rework, waste, and recall exposure compound across sites.
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Fragmented data
Handwritten logs and disconnected systems obscure patterns.
More swabs won’t fix a broken system.
We need a system built for prevention.
02 — How it works
From invisible risk to operational signal — in four moves.
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Compact Sensor
Mounted where contamination collects, a custom sensor scans surfaces continuously while production runs.
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Instant Identification
Each sample is matched against a pathogen-specific fingerprint - risk is flagged without lab turnaround.
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Immediate Action
The right people receive immediate notifications across channels they already use, with full event context.
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Digital Workflows
Pathogen detections, swabbing data, and sanitation records become structured data feeding SOP triggers, verifications, and compliance exports.
03 — The platform
Environmental intelligence, built for your line.
A unified platform that connects real-time sensing, pathogen intelligence, operational workflows, and compliance systems — turning environmental monitoring from a periodic test into a continuous control layer.
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Pathogen Intelligence
A proprietary detection engine matches live spectral data against a continuously expanding pathogen-linked library to identify organism-specific risk patterns in milliseconds.
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Operational Workflows
Detection events automatically trigger workflows, escalations, sanitation verification, and documentation — enabling teams to respond before risk spreads downstream.
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Compliance Infrastructure
Structured environmental data flows into LIMS, SCADA, ERP, and audit systems, creating a continuous record for FDA, USDA, and customer compliance.
04 — The math
A category measured in recalls, holds, and lost days.
$40–60B
spent annually on a system that still allows multi-day detection gaps.
$10M+
with a quarter of recalls exceeding $30M in direct cost.
20%+
of consumers abandon a brand after a food safety incident
~25%
shelf-life lift available when 3–5 day pathogen holds are removed.
Sources: Conagra, Danone, Jin & Pokhrel 2016, USDA NIFA, FDA recall data
05 — Operator voices
Early conversations with food safety and plant leadership.
If you told me that I could put a camera in and see listeria coming into my ready plants… I’d love to be able to do that.
What you’re talking about is just a whole different paradigm — moving from sit back and react to prevent.
If you have a prototype, send it over. I’d love to play and see what we can build.
06 — Engage
Bring continuous monitoring to your next line review.
We are engaging manufacturers for pilots, design partnerships, and scientific validation. Tell us about your EMP program and we will follow up within 48 hours.