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Mettler Toledo to Open X-Ray Reinspection Facility in Texas

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
September 30, 2026

The new X-ray Reclaim Foreign Material Reinspection Services facility in Dallas will provide in-house and mobile foreign material reinspection, contaminant extraction, application validation, and documented reporting services for regional food, beverage, ingredient, and pet food manufacturers evaluating products affected by suspected foreign material incidents.


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Foreign Material By the Numbers: What the 2026 Benchmark Report Reveals

September 25, 2026

Foreign material contamination remains one of the most persistent operational risks in food manufacturing.


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Beyond Detection: How to Avoid Physical Contamination in Food Through a Smarter Inspection Strategy

September 24, 2026

Physical contamination prevention goes beyond end-of-line detection. Learn how strategic inspection points, metal detection, and x-ray technology can strengthen food safety, quality, and operational efficiency.
 


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FAO Outlines Risks of Plastic Pollution to Food Safety, Calls for One Health Policy Approach

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
September 23, 2026

A new FAO technical brief explains how plastic pollution moves through agrifood systems and creates interconnected risks to food safety and human, animal, plant, and environmental health.


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Loma Introduces Remote Test System for Metal Detectors

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
September 22, 2026

The system was developed to reduce the manual intervention and time required for routine performance testing while improving operator safety, consistency, and repeatability on food processing lines. 


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FlexXray Survey Shows How Food Manufacturers Handle Foreign Material Contamination

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
September 16, 2026

The third annual Foreign Material Contamination in Food Benchmark Report revealed how often food manufacturers are dealing with contamination, how confident facilities are in their detection equipment, how they are investing, and how they respond when an event happens.


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Mettler Toledo Introduces Metal Detection System with Connectivity, Monitoring Capabilities

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
September 15, 2026

The M50 R-Series AdvancedLine metal detectors are designed for food manufacturers requiring metal detection capabilities alongside traceability, data connectivity, and production line monitoring.


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Unpacking the 2026 Recall Landscape and Preparing for Q4

Noemi Gonzalez PCQI, CFSHM, CFSM, QSM
September 14, 2026

Recall activity in 2026 is sending a clear message that the industry is not facing isolated failures, but rather recurring breakdowns in the systems designed to prevent them. Manufacturers must prioritize four critical areas to minimize the risk of product contamination and recalls heading into 2027.


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Mettler Toledo Introduces Rapid Inspection Systems Delivery System

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
August 13, 2026

Launching with the X12 LightningBuild X-ray inspection system and C31 LightningBuild checkweigher, the LightningBuild program offers delivery of select product inspection systems within four weeks of purchase order.


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Fortress Introduces Integrated X-Ray and Checkweigher Combo System

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
August 11, 2026

The Icon X-ray and Checkweigher Combination System features algorithmic foreign material detection, real-time product flow monitoring, IA+ filtering technology, configurable reject systems, a passive X-ray cooling generator, and data management and system oversight capabilities.


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