METAL DETECTION
Quality Control
Metal Detection
Commonly CCPAlso: metal detector · MD
Electromagnetic detection of ferrous, non-ferrous, and stainless-steel fragments in finished or in-process product. The most common physical-hazard CCP.
Typical Hazards
- PPhysicalMetal fragments from upstream equipment (the hazard being detected)
Typical Controls
- Validated test-piece sizes per product (FE, NFE, SS)
- Test frequency at start-up, every N hours, end of run, after maintenance
- Reject-mechanism verification (e.g. fail-safe air-blast or diverter)
- Reject-bin lockable + log
Regulatory Citations
5 cross-references across 2 documents
Codex HACCP (CXC 1-1969)