ALLERGENS · Undeclared allergen in a food product is equivalent to the presence of a serious food...
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ALLERGENS
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ALLERGENS
Food operators responsibility
Substances causing allergies or intolerances with mandatory declaration*
Producers, manufacturers, packaging industries, and distributors of food products or ingredients have the obligation to declare “any ingredient or processing aid listed in Annex II or derived from a substance or product listed in Annex II causing allergies or intolerances used in the manufacture or preparation of food and still present in the finished product, even if in an altered form” (Regulation EC 1169/2011).
Undeclared allergen in a food product is equivalent to the presence of a serious food safety hazard with high risk for final consumers. In such a case, a procedure to withdraw the food from the market must be immediately initiated in line with Regulation EC 178/2002 principles, with huge costs and damages on brand image. Nevertheless, undeclared allergen remains a major cause of food product recalls worldwide, with increasing trend for the last few years.
*Substances (and products thereof) as listed in Annex II of Regulation EC 1169/2011
Molluscs
Crustaceans
Fishes
Sesame
Mus
tard
Celery
Lupin
Sulphites
Milk
Gluten
Pea
nut
Nuts
Eggs
Soybeans
17 million people suffering from food allergies in Europe
120 notifications
in European RASFF alert system in 2016, and many
others at national levels
Mérieux NutriSciences is tackling your concerns...
Producers, manufacturers, packers and distributors of foodstuffs must guarantee that there will be no undeclared allergens in their products due to mislabeling or unknown presence of allergens (cross-contamination).
An adequate control of allergens by the operators is essential to :
■ Protect consumers
■ Comply with regulation
■ Obtain certification like IFS or BRC
■ Reduce costs related to incorrect testing results
■ Avoid preventive labeling, thus improving brand image
■ Protect brand from product recall risks and damages.
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF...
■ Our Global experts networkto audit your supply chain and processes, and define the appropriate control plan for your products
■ Our comprehensive solutions, eg. EnviroMap to manage your environmental monitoring program www.enviromap.com
... with strong benefits for your business at each stage of productionMérieux NutriSciences can provide a complete range of solutions for efficient and reliable management of allergens with at the end, possible claim of the absence of undeclared allergens.
■ Suppliers approval process
■ Raw materials control plan
■ Validation of cleaning processes in facilities
■ Staff training about new hazard, good hygiene
practices and HACCP
■ Final product control plan
■ Environmental monitoring program
■ Review of technical sheets and check of food labeling
■ Audits of allergen management systems
■ Validation of new and innovative products
■ Consulting to answer any questions about analytical
issues, control plan management and/or regulatory
requirements.
Allergen Management
PeopleRaw
Materials & Supply Chain
PackagingManufacturing
Premises, Equipment &
Processes
CleaningNew Product
Development & Reformulation
Mérieux NutriSciences Testing Capabilities
A complete offer
Mérieux NutriSciences is able to offer you the most adequate and reliable
techniques to test all substances causing allergies or intolerances.
Many techniques at your disposal
■ ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay) for the detection of
proteins
■ PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) for the detection of DNA
Mérieux NutriSciences is also able to conduct projects based on
Multi-allergen assay studies by LC-MS/MS (Liquid Chromatography-Mass
Spectrometry) for processed foods.
Specific methods for surfaces and air
As the presence of allergens in the air and the surfaces is one of the possible
ways of cross-contamination in production sites handling different type of
ingredients and allergens, Mérieux NutriSciences has developed specific
methods to test surfaces and air including specific sampling kits.
Allergen(or substance causing intolerance)
Analytical method
GlutenELISA (*)PCR
Crustaceans PCR (*)
Egg ELISA (*)
Lysozyme ELISA (*)
Fish PCR (*)
PeanutELISA (*)PCR
SoyELISA (*)PCR (*)
Milk ELISA (*)
Casein ELISA (*)
B-lactoglobulin ELISA (*)
LactoseHPLC-PAD (*)LC-MS/MS (*)Enzymatic
AlmondELISA (*)PCR
HazelnutELISA (*)PCR
WalnutELISA PCR
CashewELISA PCR
Pecan nut ELISA
Brazil nut ELISA
Macadamia nut ELISA
PistachioELISAPCR (*)
Pine nut PCR
Celery PCR
MustardELISAPCR
SesameELISAPCR
Sulphites Titrimetry (*)
LupineELISAPCR
Molluscs PCR (*)
*Accredited under ISO 17025Mérieux NutriSciences is continuously expanding its scope of accreditation for a wide range of food matrices. Intensive programs will allow us to communicate on higher level of accreditation in near future.
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