As food manufacturers increasingly adopt automated technologies, ensuring new systems deliver reliable food safety outcomes remains critical. In this session, Lee Stock from Arnott’s shares the company’s experience implementing and validating automated metal detector testing. Lee will explore how automated testing compares with traditional manual verification, including considerations around repeatability, traceability, operator interaction and production downtime. The presentation provides a practical industry case study on introducing automation into CCP monitoring while maintaining effective verification, training and food safety controls.