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[–] 11 points 11 months ago (9 children)

This is pretty surprising as almost every food factory that I know of (a lot) has metal detectors just prior to final boxing (called "case packing" in the industry).

AMA for any food production related questions

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Until the detectors break and management just says keep going until that part shows up.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    I'm not saying that would never happen, because I'm sure it has. However, most places would have a spare metal detector unit just in case this type of thing happened.

    What is probably more likely is that the factory did not have a very frequent test cycle for their metal detector. Which means, the metal detector could have been broken for a long time and nobody noticed it. Given enough time, something is going to happen and the product could have become contaminated with metal shavings.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    … I don’t want to know. I want to like food.

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  • [–] 11 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    Then you'll be happy to know that - for the most part - the vast majority of food manufacturers are trying to provide a quality product at the price point they're targeting. Meaning... You get what you pay for.

    It's extremely rare to find an absolutely nasty factory out there. They do exist, but the norm is perfectly fine.

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