Foodlaw-Reading
Dr David Jukes, The University of Reading, UK
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FDE Publication, 8 December 2022
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FoodDrinkEurope Publication: Guidelines on Food Allergen Management in the Supply Chain A copy of this publication is available on this site (click on image). |
The following are the first two introductory sections from this short document (4 pages):
Background
The European Commission has published the Commission Notice on “The implementation of food safety management systems covering Good Hygiene Practices and procedures based on the HACCP principles, including the facilitation/flexibility of the implementation in certain food businesses”, in September 2022. This updated Notice states that food allergens must be considered as part of the food safety management system. The Food Hygiene Regulation (Reg. EC No 852/2004) lays down provisions on food allergen management in primary production and subsequent stages, highlighting the need for a comprehensive preventive approach along the whole food chain.
Both publications highlight that good hygiene practices are needed to prevent or reduce the unintentional presence of substances causing food allergies or intolerances due to crosscontamination.
Objective
This paper is addressed to FoodDrinkEurope members and to all relevant stakeholders throughout the food chain. It contains recommendations and links to various documents (and associated tools) on food allergen management, which are useful to meet the best practices described in the Commission Notice, especially in these times of increased supply chain disruption.
With this paper, FoodDrinkEurope aims to support its members and stakeholders in implementing best practice food allergen management including the provision of information throughout the supply chain, in order to ensure that risk management measures, including labelling, are appropriately applied to assure consumer safety and product compliance
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