X-RAY FOOD INSPECTION:
Contaminant Retrieval
RETURN
The first option is to return the contaminated food to the client for further examination and disposal. In this case, the contaminated product is segregated, clearly marked with red tape and returned to your facility on the back of the truck. In this option, neither of us have insight into the exact details of contaminants that are present in the product. The further analysis of the product and the extraction of the foreign material are left up to your team without the aid of FlexXray x-ray inspection systems, technology or personnel. Please note: We never recommend that our customers put potentially contaminated product back on the truck with good product after inspection.
DISPOSAL
A second option is to allow FlexXray to dispose of the contaminated product segregated during the x-ray inspection service and provide you with an Affidavit of Destruction. While this option can be efficient for those customers that fully know the extent of the issue, it doesn’t provide exact details on the type of contaminant(s) found or catalogued evidence of the issue for further disposition. It is simply destroyed on your behalf.
CONTAMINANT RETRIEVAL
The third option is to choose FlexXray’s contaminant retrieval process. For most customers, the most valuable next step after using FlexXray’s x-ray inspection services is to allow FlexXray to physically dissect and remove contaminants from the segregated product. This process provides clear catalogued findings of each segregated item to be used as data in internal investigations, root cause analysis and final disposition of the product hold. Contaminant retrieval is becoming the most valuable service offering for customers with supply quality issues as it can help pinpoint exactly where the contamination is within the product or production run.