I only shoot Foma film in medium format so my findings below are limited to this format.
1. Foma 100 - yes, I have once stumbled on a batch with a lot of white specks. Strangely though, it was only that particular batch. The other Foma 100 I've shot (and I've been shooting Foma rolls almost exclusively for the past 3 years or so, at the rate of 5/6 rolls/month) have been flawless. I would always recommend contacting Foma in case of issues. They're super responsive. This is the answer I got when I emailed them about the 'white specks' on my Foma 100 rolls:
Thank you for all your sent details.
Let us respond to you that the appeared tiny spots are residues of not decolorized anti-halo layer used by our 120 films (not used by 135 films). Considering your mentioned LOT/emulsion number (021056-3) we have to admit that in this formula we used more hardened anti-halo layer and that´s why decolorizing is not so easy. From this reason we are ready to replace to you 10 pcs of FOMAPAN 100 120 from another emulsion number with our standard anti-halo layer. Please, specify your delivery address and phone number.
If you may decide to use also other films from the same emulsion number, we advise you to follow this procedure of processing:
1) Exposed films put inside of the spiral´s developing tank.
2) Pour distilled water or water without minerals into this developing tank and keep the films in this solution for 20-30 minutes. Occasional inversion is convenient. This solution, cca 600 ml, is possible to use in maximum for 2 rolls.
3) Immediately after pouring the water out you can fill the tank by developing working solution keeping standard conditions of developing.
4) After developing we recommend to stop process just by water bath, best running filtered water, in minimum for the time of 30 seconds in water´s temperature 12-18° C. Using FOMACITRO in this case is not convenient, because this stop bath is acidic and there are needed alkaline baths to dissolve the hardened anti-halo layer well.
5) Standard fixing.
6) Wash the strips of the negatives in running water for 20-30 minutes (according to higher or lower temperature).
7) Standard drying including wetting agent (FOTONAL).
After this procedure the anti-halo layer should dissolve properly. Anyway, you can check the negatives yourselves and in case of presence of some residues we recommend you to repeat keeping in alkaline developing solution for half an hour as specified above.
We are sorry for made inconveniences to you & Hope you will achieve to save your processed negatives.
Looking forward to receiving your contacts to arrange our replacement.
Top-notch service. I got the replacement rolls after a week. No spots.
2. Foma 200. This has another problem, namely delicate emulsion. If one is not _extremely_ careful when processing, tiny hairline dark scratches can appear in homogeneous areas of the sky, for instance. I've solved this problem by slowing down all aspects of my processing with Foma 200. No pre-bath, slower inversions, slower agitation with my tank's stick and NO shaking during final rinse, which must flow slowly over the film. ABSOLUTELY no squegee. This is an awesome film when treated with extreme care.
3. Foma 400. This is the most consistent. Never had any problems. In Xtol, or better Fomadon Excel, it's probably my favourite of the three.