An apparatus for inspecting a case having a plurality of packages and determining whether a substance in each of the packages is spoiled, said apparatus comprising: an inspection system comprising: an electromagnetic source for generating an electromagnetic signal; a plurality of electromagnetic scan systems, each electromagnetic scan system corresponding to a package of the plurality of packages, said electromagnetic scan system for receiving the generated electromagnetic signal, directing the received signal at a corresponding package, and receiving an attenuated electromagnetic signal from the corresponding package; a processor for determining whether each package contains spoiled substance as a function of the attenuated electromagnetic signal received from the package; and a sampler for sampling the received attenuated electromagnetic signal and generating a set of data points representative of an amplitude of the received attenuated electromagnetic signal over a predetermined period of time; and a labeling system for marking a case having at least one package containing spoiled substance, wherein: the processor analyzes each set of data points without generating an image from the data points, and wherein the processor: detects a peak (102,104,106,108) within the set of data points, shifts the data points with respect to time based on the detected peak (102,104,106,108) in order to align the detected peak (102,104,106,108) with a predetermined time, and compares the set of shifted data points to at least one mathematical model to determine whether the package contains spoiled substance. an inspection system comprising: an electromagnetic source for generating an electromagnetic signal; a plurality of electromagnetic scan systems, each electromagnetic scan system corresponding to a package of the plurality of packages, said electromagnetic scan system for receiving the generated electromagnetic signal, directing the received signal at a corresponding package, and receiving an attenuated electromagnetic signal from the corresponding package; a processor for determining whether each package contains spoiled substance as a function of the attenuated electromagnetic signal received from the package; and a sampler for sampling the received attenuated electromagnetic signal and generating a set of data points representative of an amplitude of the received attenuated electromagnetic signal over a predetermined period of time; and an electromagnetic source for generating an electromagnetic signal; a plurality of electromagnetic scan systems, each electromagnetic scan system corresponding to a package of the plurality of packages, said electromagnetic scan system for receiving the generated electromagnetic signal, directing the received signal at a corresponding package, and receiving an attenuated electromagnetic signal from the corresponding package; a processor for determining whether each package contains spoiled substance as a function of the attenuated electromagnetic signal received from the package; and a sampler for sampling the received attenuated electromagnetic signal and generating a set of data points representative of an amplitude of the received attenuated electromagnetic signal over a predetermined period of time; and a labeling system for marking a case having at least one package containing spoiled substance, wherein: the processor analyzes each set of data points without generating an image from the data points, and the processor analyzes each set of data points without generating an image from the data points, and wherein the processor: detects a peak (102,104,106,108) within the set of data points, shifts the data points with respect to time based on the detected peak (102,104,106,108) in order to align the detected peak (102,104,106,108) with a predetermined time, and compares the set of shifted data points to at least one mathematical model to determine whether the package contains spoiled substance. detects a peak (102,104,106,108) within the set of data points, shifts the data points with respect to time based on the detected peak (102,104,106,108) in order to align the detected peak (102,104,106,108) with a predetermined time, and compares the set of shifted data points to at least one mathematical model to determine whether the package contains spoiled substance.