Course sheet · 2027 catalogueFood safety
Foreign Body Control
One day to prevent, detect and handle foreign bodies, from glass to wood by way of metal and hard plastic. Glass and hard plastic register, wood policy, hygienic maintenance, setting up and testing metal detectors, X-ray units, sieves and magnets, investigation after an incident: each point is checked on your lines and your records.
Duration1 day
Request a quoteObjectives
- Identify the sources of foreign bodies specific to your materials, equipment and packaging
- Keep a glass and hard plastic register and a wood policy that the auditor can verify
- Apply hygienic maintenance rules: tooling, parts, return to service after an intervention
- Set up, test and document detection and removal equipment
- Investigate an incident or complaint through to corrective actions
Programme
Day 1 — morning
- Sources of foreign bodies: materials, process, personnel, maintenance, packaging
- Glass and hard plastic register: inventory, inspections, breakage procedure
- Wood policy, pallets, snap-off knives and blades, personal items
- Hygienic maintenance: toolbox, spare parts, line release after an intervention
Day 1 — afternoon (workshop)
- Metal detectors and X-ray: sensitivity, test pieces, frequency, rejection system
- Sieves, filters and magnets: inspection, integrity, recording what is retained
- Handling an incident: product isolation, investigation, cause, corrective action
- Workshop: test of a detector on your line, review of the records and knowledge test
Teaching methods
- Test of a detector on your line with the site’s own test pieces
- Area inspection based on the glass and hard plastic register
- Analysis of anonymised customer complaints
- Investigation exercise starting from a fragment found in a product
- Final quiz on prevention and detection
Assessment and documents
Knowledge test at the end of the day, reaction survey at D+1. Numbered training certificate, verifiable online; training report with the findings of the detector test and the area inspection.
Bilingual materials for every participant; each classroom course comes with its digital twin on OmniLearn.
Frequently asked questions
Is the metal detector enough?
No. It detects neither glass, nor wood, nor most plastics, and its sensitivity depends on the product and the packaging. Prevention at source remains the first measure; detection is a barrier, not a guarantee.
Why train maintenance together with production?
A significant share of incidents comes from technical interventions: screws, shavings, wires, forgotten tools. Training both teams together makes it possible to set return-to-service rules that everyone applies and signs.
Should we invest in X-ray equipment?
It depends on the hazard analysis: the kind of foreign bodies possible, the density of the product, metallised packaging. The course helps you ask the question from your own hazards and complaints, without recommending any supplier.
Practical information
- Duration
- 1 day
- Group size
- Groups of 6 to 12 participants, in-company
- Format
- In-company, face to face on your site
- Language
- French, Darija or English; bilingual materials
- Funding
- OFPPT special training contracts (TFP), GIAC, Maroc PME: we prepare the applications with you, at no extra cost.
- Programme customisation
- Programme adapted to your procedures, your equipment and your audience
Organise this course
Price and dates on quote, depending on your headcount, your site and your preferred period.
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