Day 1: Dec 2, 2025
11:50 am
INDUSTRY EXPERT
Foreign Material – Risk Management and Targeting Zero
This presentation examines practical strategies for managing foreign material risk with the clear objective of driving toward zero incidents in finished goods. We’ll look at:
- Where foreign material originates in modern processing environments, why legacy detection and manual inspection approaches struggle to meet today’s retailer and regulatory expectations
- How leading processors are redesigning their prevention, detection, and response programs to close the gap.
- Risk-based controls, realistic detection capability benchmarks, supplier accountability, and the importance of traceability and escalation discipline when incidents occur.
Ultimately, the session offers a practical framework to help QA and food safety leaders strengthen their programs, reduce business and brand exposure, and move confidently toward a zero-tolerance foreign material standard.
Day 2: Dec 3, 2025
