ABSTRACT
Foreign objects in foods are considered adulteration under the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) [1]. Foreign objects can be broadly classified as hazardous (e.g., glass) or nonhazardous (e.g., filth). Some hard or sharp objects in food are physical hazards that may cause traumatic injury including laceration and perforation of tissues of the mouth, tongue, throat, stomach, and intestine as well as damage to the teeth and gums. A food that contains physically hazardous foreign objects is deemed adulterated under Section 402(a)(1) of the FD&C Act in that “it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health.”
