All process P Any foreign for any physical Monitoring equipment must be FSIS directive 7310.4 – steps material contamination to sensitive enough to detect Revision 2, occur contamination as small as 1/32” (0.8mm). The presence of any visible This directive has been foreign material needs to be addressed. cancelled; however, it Visual inspection is a necessity when provides a basis for no other metal detection or x-ray contamination monitoring. devices are employed. A visible inspection is prudent in addition to machines due to the nature of detection devices and the many types of materials that may cause a physical hazard. P Contamination Contamination of FDA Health Hazard Evaluation Board – with glass, metal, products during concludes that hard or sharp objects wood, plastic or processing that at maximum dimension are 7mm other or longer but less than the Consumer miscellaneous Product Safety Commission’s standard foreign objects for choking hazard (able to be compressed into a 1.25 inch diameter by 2.25 inch long cylinder), represent a potential physical hazard. FDA Health Hazard Evaluation Board concludes that hard or sharp objects that at maximum dimension are 7mm or less represent a possible physical hazard, especially if a special-risk group is the intended consumer of the product.
All process steps P – Any foreign material for any physical contamination to occur Monitoring equipment must be sensitive enough to detect contamination as small as 1/32” (0.8mm). The presence of any visible foreign material needs to be addressed. Visual inspection is a necessity when no other metal detection or x-ray devices are employed. A visible inspection is prudent in addition to machines due to the nature of detection devices and the many types of materials that may cause a physical hazard. FSIS directive 7310.4 Revision 2, This directive has been cancelled; however, it provides a basis for contamination monitoring. P – Contamination with glass, metal, wood, plastic or other miscellaneous foreign objects Contamination of products during processing FDA Health Hazard Evaluation Board concludes that hard or sharp objects that at maximum dimension are 7mm or longer but less than the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s standard for choking hazard (able to be compressed into a 1.25 inch diameter by 2.25 inch long cylinder), represent a potential physical hazard. FDA Health Hazard Evaluation Board concludes that hard or sharp objects that at maximum dimension are 7mm or less represent a possible physical hazard, especially if a special-risk group is the intended consumer of the product.
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