Fact sheet:

Metal particles

Version: 09/01/2015

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General Summary

Summary of GMP+ products standards for the animal feed sector

More Facts
1. Nature, history and prevalence of metal particles
2. Transmission to the environment, plants, animals and humans
3. Diagnose of poisoning
4. Potential hazards and adverse effects
5. Severity of the hazard
6. Standards
7. Analysis methods
8. Control measures
9. References
10. Websites

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Name: Metal particles

code: F17

Description: Contamination with metal particles can occur in all types of feed materials (screws,
nuts, sieves). In most cases metal wire is involved, pieces of metal from equipment of
bullits. Metal particles are often hard and generally somewhat larger.
Type: physical

Severity: high

Control measures: - Foreign bodies selection before crushing

- (Cutting) machines: attention to maintenance
- (Locked) closed storage
- (Locked) closed transport
- Bark peeling (or entry check)
- Closed production system
- Establish purchasing requirements
- Hydrocyclon
- Metal detection
- Monitor fish catch area
- Packaged end products
- Packaged raw materials
- Prevent the introduction of objects foreign to the product
- Selection (in water solution)
- Selection of culture medium
- Sieving
- Sieving / filtration /cleaning (later in the process)
- Sieving/filtration/wash
- Visual check on objects foreign to the product
- Washed and sorted potatoes

The control measures specified in this fact sheet are all control measures which can be used depending on the
product and/or process step.

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