Inspection and detection systems may be some of the safest types of equipment at meat and poultry plants for workers, despite their sci-fi appearance. However, employees still benefit from proper training and regular preventative machine maintenance.

Inspection and detection systems encompass equipment ranging from X-ray machines to metal detectors and fat-analysis detectors. The meat industry, for one, has been using metal detectors on production and packaging lines for decades to remove foreign objects from materials.