Preventing Foreign Material Contamination of Foods describes the business implications of non-conforming products as it provides processors with conceptual strategies that can be implemented to detect, eliminate, and prevent physical contamination in common commodities utilized within food processing.

This book covers the full spectrum of food production:

• Whole Fruit and Vegetable Processors
• Juice and Puree Processors
• Cereal and Bakery Production
• Dairy and Cultured Foods
• Meat and Poultry Processing
• Confectionary and Snack Food Manufacturing
• Food Service Establishments and Restaurants

Contents

1. The Importance of Preventing Foreign Material Contamination of Food Products
2. Proactive Management Strategies for Dealing with Foreign Materials
3. Physical Seperation Techniques for Controlling FM Contaminants
4. Applications of Magnetic Separation to Prevent Foreign Material Contamination of Permanent Magnets
5. Integrating Magnetic Separators into Existing HACCP and QA Systems
6. Principles and Strategies for Using Metal Detectors to Isolate Metallic Foreign Materials from Food Products
7. Machine Vision and Its Applications to Prevent FM Contamination of Foods
8. X-ray Examination of Foods for Foreign Materials
9. Proper Initial Validation, Ongoing Verification, and Change Control for Separation and Detection Equipment
10. Proper Use of Acceptance Sampling and Statistical Process Control to Augment FM Control Programs
11. Management and Communication of Risk in Situation of Crisis

Index

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