What is an allergen control program?

An Allergen Control Plan is a critical component in your product safety initiatives. Your Allergen Control Plan is your company’s written document regarding the storage, handling, processing, packaging, and identification of allergenic foods and ingredients.

What are the two major components of an allergen control plan?

What is an allergen control plan?

• Prevent cross-contact between allergens and non-allergenic food runs.
• Ensure label accuracy.
• Ensure adequate documentation.
• Identify key team members.
• Avoid regulatory issues.

What are control measures for allergens?

Avoiding allergen cross-contamination

• cleaning utensils before each usage, especially if they were used to prepare meals containing allergens.
• washing hands thoroughly between preparing dishes with and without certain allergens.
• storing ingredients and prepared foods separately in closed and labelled containers.

What is food allergen management?

Food and beverage manufacturers have a responsibility to identify allergens that are contained in their products and take action to isolate them from other non-allergen products processed in the same facility. Ingredients that contain allergens should be stored separately from non-allergen ingredients.

What are the components of an effective allergen control plan?

Components of an Effective Allergen Control Plan: A Framework for Food Processors An Allergen Control Plan Protects Consumers – and Your Company (pg 2) The Fundamentals (pg 3) Product Design (Research and Development) (pg 4) Segregation of Allergenic Foods or Ingredients During Receiving, Storage, Handling and Processing (pg 5)

How is allergen control in the food industry?

Allergen Control in the Food Industry. This publication was developed by the Food Allergy Research and Resource Program, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, in cooperation with the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network.

Do you have an allergen control program template?

We have numerous allergen type policies such as GMP and transferring of allergens but, nothing comprehensive. It is greatly appreciated. I am preparing for an AIB audit next week and am in need of an allergen control template if anyone has one please.

What does it mean to have an allergen management program?

An Allergen Management Program is a documented system that serves to identify, control, educate and communicate the risk and presence of food allergens in your business, from raw materials through to finished products.