Foreign material contamination is a persistent and costly challenge for the food industry with impacts on safety, brand reputation and operational efficiency. In this exclusive webinar, FlexXray will unveil the results of its 2026 Foreign Material in Food Benchmark Survey, capturing the latest data, trends, and industry insights from food safety and quality leaders across the country.

Be among the first to access this year’s findings and take away actionable insights to strengthen your foreign material control program, protect your brand, and safeguard your bottom line.

In this webinar, Dr. Jessie Vipham will share findings from research examining how Salmonella contamination in beef trim and lymph nodes influences pathogen levels throughout grinding and refrigerated storage. Attendees will learn why initial contamination levels are a key predictor of final product risk, how processing and storage affect Salmonella dynamics, and how upstream interventions and trim-based monitoring can help identify and manage elevated-risk product.

RTE manufacturers face the constant challenge of controlling Listeria monocytogenes to produce safes products. This intimate workshop provides a comprehensive understanding of Listeria control, sanitation, sanitary design, environmental monitoring, investigations, corrective actions, and critical information to effectively navigate regulatory issues and standards. Attendees will engage in hands-on exercises, including a critical thinking exercise focused on ‘seek and destroy’ scenarios.

Foreign material incidents remain one of the most disruptive and costly risks in meat and poultry processing. While detection technologies serve as critical safeguards, the most effective programs are built on strong preventative foundations.

This webinar, sponsored by FlexXray, will explore the preventive components of the Meat & Poultry Industry Foreign Material Manual, with particular focus on the program maturity model outlined in the guidance. 

The global food industry is approaching a critical inflection point. Increasing supply chain complexity, evolving pathogens, heightened regulatory scrutiny, and rising consumer expectations are reshaping how food safety and quality must be managed. Approaches that delivered confidence in the past are no longer sufficient for the risks ahead. When a presumptive positive occurs today, the speed, accuracy and structure of the response can directly influence product impact, regulatory scrutiny and business risk.