Today's heightened occurrence of food allergies and intolerances are difficult to ignore. Approximately 15 million people in the U.S. have a food allergy — representing a greater number than the entire populations of New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago combined.
Salty and moist products, including meats, can conduct electricity that will affect the metal detector in the same way as a metal contaminant. "Product effect" is the term used to describe instances in which a product's characteristics affect the metal detector in the same way as a metal contaminant.
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.