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Propection Solutions Foreign Material Detection System

Prospection Solutions Foreign Material Detection System

New System Has Enhanced Detection Capability in a Smaller Footprint.

March 3, 2021

Prospection Solutions LLC, a U.S.-based manufacturer of inspection technology systems for the food industry, has announced a new foreign material detection design with enhanced detection capability in a smaller footprint.

Foreign material detection and product inspection

Liz Parker

February 14, 2020

Foreign material detection is very important in food safety—if a piece of metal or something similar is missed during inspection, for example, it could make its way into consumers’ homes, thus leading to a recall.

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Preventing foreign-material contamination in meat and poultry processing

A 'fine' job: Foreign-material contamination can have a devastating effect on meat and poultry merchandising, but newer and more sophisticated technologies are enhancing food safety.

Richard Mitchell

May 10, 2018

There is perhaps nothing as crucial in the processing of meat and poultry as safeguarding proteins from foreign objects.

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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8/24/21 to 8/24/22

Contact: Vania Halabou

Foreign Body Materials: Management Principles and Root Cause Investigations

On Demand: This webinar discusses foreign body principles and introduces two fast and effective tools, FTIR and XRF, which are used to assist in the root-cause investigation and identification.

LIVE: August 30, 2022 at 1 pm EDT: We will also explore how we, as food safety professionals, must reflect on our biases and how these might help or hinder our efforts to engage others in taking action to improve food safety.

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Trends in Food Safety and Protection

Trends in Food Safety and Protection explores the recent developments and ongoing research in the field of food safety and protection. The book covers improvements in the existing techniques and implementation of novel analytical methods for detecting and characterizing foodborne pathogens.

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