Between 2006-2015 there were 124 food recalls in New Zealand and Australia due to foreign matter contamination, with the majority being plastic (37%) and glass/metal (31%). While bacteria like Salmonella are a major food safety concern, consumers are also impacted by finding foreign objects like insects or glass in their food, emphasizing the importance of proper handling and hygiene practices to prevent contamination from foreign matter.
Between 2006-2015 there were 124 food recalls in New Zealand and Australia due to foreign matter contamination, with the majority being plastic (37%) and glass/metal (31%). While bacteria like Salmonella are a major food safety concern, consumers are also impacted by finding foreign objects like insects or glass in their food, emphasizing the importance of proper handling and hygiene practices to prevent contamination from foreign matter.
Between 2006-2015 there were 124 food recalls in New Zealand and Australia due to foreign matter contamination, with the majority being plastic (37%) and glass/metal (31%). While bacteria like Salmonella are a major food safety concern, consumers are also impacted by finding foreign objects like insects or glass in their food, emphasizing the importance of proper handling and hygiene practices to prevent contamination from foreign matter.
due to foreign matter in NZ & Australia. This chart shows the breakdown:
It’s not only bugs that
make food unsafe.
‘Though Salmonella and hepatitis A may keep
the food industry awake at night, consumers remember, and tell their neighbours about the grasshopper in their salad or glass in their spaghetti sauce’ - foodqualityandsafety.com