AN APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMAGING CONTAINERS

There is provided a control unit to control an imaging unit to perform imaging of a tray/container. The control unit is further arranged to cause the performance of actions on the container using automated machines and/or directing humans to perform an action. In particular, the present invention provides a control unit arranged to detect the presence of contamination in a container based on an image of the container captured by an imaging unit, the control unit comprising a receiving unit arranged to receive an image of the container from the imaging unit. The control unit further comprises a determining unit arranged to determine whether the container is contaminated based on the received image and a commanding unit arranged to, when the determining unit determines that the container is contaminated, direct the container to a cleaning unit. Moreover, the present invention also provides a control unit arranged to detect a product based on an image of the product captured by an imaging unit, the control unit comprising an image receiving unit arranged to receive an image of the product from the imaging unit. The control unit further comprises a determining unit arranged to determine an identity of the product based on the received image and a commanding unit arranged to, when the determining unit fails to determine the identity of the product, command an indicating unit to indicate that the determining unit has failed to determine the identity of the product.