Articles Tagged with ''allergens''

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently published a draft guidance that will clarify how FDA evaluates the public health risk of food allergens that are not one of the major nine food allergens identified by law in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

Class 1 recalls are defined as situations where there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a food product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death to humans. Residues of most of the so-called "Big 8" (and soon-to-be "Big 9," with the recent addition of sesame seeds) allergenic foods are considered as a basis for Class 1 recalls. While food allergen recalls are unwelcome, potentially valuable lessons can be learned from these unfortunate events. Good manufacturing practices (GMPs) have evolved from corrective actions taken to prevent allergen recalls.

The National Peanut Board has partnered with the Food Allergy Research and Resource Program (FARRP) to create a free roadmap for processors to help develop and implement allergen control plans, with a focus on peanut ingredients.

The University of Cincinnati recently conducted a study to evaluate how much peanut protein those with allergies can tolerate, which could lead to more informative labels. 

As Food Safety Strategies reports on daily, there are a massive amount of food recalls in the industry.

Nature’s One recalled PediaSmart Soy Vanilla Beverage Mix after learning in a routine vendor document review that milk or a milk derivative was added to the natural flavor, the company announced.

Allergens are always worrisome for producers, and even more so for consumers—if one accidentally consumes something, there’s always the possibility of a severe allergic reaction.

Deep Foods Inc. recalled Deep golden raisins in plastic bags of three sizes because they contain sulfites that weren’t listed on labels.