Costco's Foreign Material & X-Ray Requirement, Explained

Costco's Food Safety addendum made finished-product X-ray the default for most suppliers. What it requires, who's exempt, and what the 2025 V3.0 update changed.

The 'fish bone' rule that pushed an industry toward X-ray — and what changed in 2025.

Costco's Food Safety addendum effectively made finished-product X-ray the default for most manufacturers. Here's what it requires, who's exempt, and how the 2025 V3.0 update reframed it around 'most effective' detection.

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