| abstract |
A laser, a laser unit, a controllable beam deflection unit, a carrying element for the food to be labeled and a control unit for the laser unit and the beam deflection unit as well as an input unit (2; 29) are used to generate images, writings, patterns or the like on the surface of food. provided for the selection of the pictures, fonts or patterns, the control unit being connected to the laser unit, the input unit (2; 29) and the beam deflection unit. The device can be set up at the point of sale of the food and any pattern selected by the consumer can be applied to the food. |