A Survey of Food Allergen Control Practices in the U.S. Food Industry

Authors: Gendel, Steven M.¹; Khan, Nazleen²; Yajnik, Monali²

Source: Journal of Food Protection®, Number 2, February 2013, pp. 190-369 , pp. 302-306(5)

Publisher: International Association for Food Protection

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Abstract:

Despite awareness of the importance of food allergy as a public health issue, recalls and adverse reactions linked to undeclared allergens in foods continue to occur with high frequency. To reduce the overall incidence of such problems and to ensure that food-allergic consumers have the information they need to prevent adverse reactions, it is important to understand which allergen control practices are currently used by the food industry. Therefore, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration carried out directed inspections of registered food facilities in 2010 to obtain a broader understanding of industry allergen control practices in the United States. The results of these inspections show that allergen awareness and the use of allergen controls have increased greatly in the last decade, but that small facilities lag in implementing allergen controls.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-12-373

Affiliations: 1: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, Maryland 20740, USA;, Email: steven.gendel@fda.hhs.gov 2: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, Maryland 20740, USA

Publication date: 2013-02-01

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