Physical hazard
• A physical hazard is any extraneous object or foreign
matter in a food item which may cause illness or injury to
a person consuming the product.
• These foreign objects include, but are not limited to bone
or bone chips, metal flakes or fragments, injection
needles, pieces of product packaging, stones, glass or
wood fragments, insects or other filth, personal items, or
any other foreign material not normally found in food
products.
• HACCP plan helps foodservice managers and
supervisors to identify potential sources of physical
hazard and provide safeguards to protect foods from this
form of contaminations