abstract |
A method for processing food product includes detecting non-metallic equipment fragments or pieces in the food product during processing by employing processing equipment or components fabricated of a material which comprises a non-metallic primary constituent and a detectable particulate metal constituent interspersed substantially throughout the primary constituent such that no substantial adverse effect on the formability, during manufacture, or structural integrity, during use, of the piece part results, and such that a fragment or piece of the composite material is detectable by use of means for detecting the particulate metal constituent |