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Revisiting the Foreign Material Prevention Equation: The Responsibilities of Foodservice

Foodservice executive teams must understand the risk that foreign material (FM) poses to the brand and ensure that the resources for a knowledgeable FM team are a top food safety priority

Mark Seyfert M.Sc.

August 6, 2024

Foreign material (FM) is a known food safety hazard that is starting to be seen as an expected and accepted risk. FM detection devices are abundant in production facilities, but a detection device should never be viewed as a control point; rather, it is an insurance policy against food adulteration.

Frozen breaded chicken products shipped to foodservice operators recalled for foreign material

June 12, 2018

Tyson Foods Inc. is recalling approximately 3,120 pounds of frozen breaded chicken products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically blue and clear soft plastic.

Fight for Food Safety

Three areas of food recalls: Allergens, pathogens, objects, oh my!

Shawn Stevens

April 27, 2018

As a food-safety lawyer, these three words send shivers down my spine. They are all exceptionally difficult to routinely control in products regulated by the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). Almost invariably, at least one of these three words is featured prominently in recalls.

Detection devices are strong preventative tools, but do not eliminate all incidents of foreign-object contamination

Foreign-object contamination: Under the radar

Despite the advances in X-ray and metal detection systems, keeping meat and poultry totally free of foreign objects remains an ongoing processor challenge.

Richard Mitchell

May 2, 2017

Technology is not the end-all when it comes to safeguarding meat and poultry from foreign-object contamination.

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