FlexXray: Emerging Technologies for Improving Foreign Material Detection

About this episode

Kye Luker discusses emerging technologies for improving foreign material detection in food safety.

Kye Luker serves as the Chief Product Officer at FlexXray, where he leads development of the company's innovative X-ray inspection process and technology. With more than two decades of experience in the service, consumer packaged goods (CPG), and food and beverage industries, Kye brings a wealth of knowledge in continuous improvement, quality assurance, and formulations to his role. In this episode of Food Safety Matters , we speak with Kye [1:34] about: How foreign material (FM) contamination continues to challenge food manufacturers as it remains one of the leading causes of food recalls each year Why certain contaminants are difficult to detect with traditional metal detectors and inline X-ray systems How many FM control strategies remain reactive, with detection systems acting primarily as signaling devices rather than preventing contamination upstream The role of third-party inspection partners in helping manufacturers investigate FM incidents, narrow hold windows, and support data-driven product release decisions Key limitations of re-inspecting product in-house using the same inline equipment, speeds, and sensitivity settings that originally failed to detect FM How…

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Host: Food Safety Matters

Guest: Kye Luker

Topics covered

• foreign material detection
• food safety
• X-ray inspection
• contamination
• quality assurance

Keywords

• foreign material
• food recalls
• X-ray systems
• contamination detection
• computed tomography

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FlexXray, Food Safety Magazine

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