kelolalaut.com - Metal is one of the most commonly found contaminant materials in food. Ingesting metal fragments can cause injury to the consumer. These injuries may include dental damage, laceration of the mouth or throat, or laceration or perforation of the intestine. A metal detector for the food industry can help ensure the safety and integrity of a wide range of unpackaged, packaged or bulk goods, by identifying metal contaminants during processing or packaging and helping to ensure that they do not enter food that we eat.

Once introduced into a product, metal fragments may be removed from the product by passing it through a screen, magnet, or flotation tank. Types of metal detector for the food industry: Search Heads, Conveyor based Systems, Pipeline for Pumped Product, and Vertical Fall or Gravity Feed. All of these systems must be of a hygienic design specific to the particular type of food or beverage being inspected, and to suit the cleaning methods.

It would be reasonably likely to expect that metal fragments could enter the process from the following sources as a result of worn, damaged, or broken equipment parts: saw blades used to cut portions or steaks, wire from mechanical mixer blades, blades on mechanical chopping, filleting, or blending equipment, rings, washers etc. It would not be reasonably likely to expect that metal fragments could enter the food from the following sources: utensils used for manual blending, cutting, shucking, or gutting, metal processing tables or storage tanks, can the hazard of metal inclusion that was introduced at an earlier step be eliminated or reduced to an acceptable level at this processing step? Metal inclusion should also be considered a significant hazard at any processing step where a preventive measure is or can be used to prevent or eliminate the hazard. Preventive measures for metal inclusion can include: periodically checking equipment for damaged or missing parts, passing the product through metal detection or separation equipment.