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rssl extends allergen testing capability
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reading scientific services ltd (rssl) has announced that it has validated new methods to test for the presence of fish and molluscs in food products. the company said with the addition of these new tests, it now has the capability to detect all 14 allergens that must be labelled if present in food products, under the provisions of eu council directive 2003/89/ec and its amendments; molluscs and lupin were added to list in 2007. “the new tests use externally developed real-time pcr techniques adapted by rssl for commercial use. we already have our own pcr methods for a wide variety of nuts, as well as lupin, mustard and celery, while elisa methods are used for ingredients such as egg, milk, sesame and nuts,” said the company. only about eight types of food are thought to be responsible for causing the majority of food allergies, including foods such as cow’s milk, egg, fish and shellfish, peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, and soya. mislabelling barbara hirst, technical manager of rssl’s dna and protein laboratories, claims that allergen management is currently one of the major challenges for food manufacturers, with the mislabelling of allergens accounting for approximately half of all food recalls announced by the uk’s food standards agency (fsa) and the us food and drug administration (fda) during 2008 she added that this expanded analytical capability of rssl complements the training and allergen consultancy it also provides. in order to implement the regulations under the eu directive, food manufacturers must have a detailed knowledge of the constituents of a product from each stage of the supply chain. this poses few problems for ‘simple’ ingredients like wheat flour or milk powder, but becomes quite complex when compound foods are involved. best practice the institute of food science and technology (ifst) states that dealing with at least the major serious food allergens is an essential part of good manufacturing practice (gmp). to prevent adverse reaction to their products, food manufacturers, claims the institute, must take care . to formulate foods so as to avoid, wherever possible, inclusion of unnecessary major allergens as ingredients; . to organise raw material supplies, production, production schedules and cleaning procedures so as to prevent cross-contact of products by ‘foreign’ allergens; . to train all personnel in an understanding of necessary measures and the reasons for them; . to comply with the relevant labelling legislation providing appropriate warning to potential purchasers of the presence of a major allergen in a product; . to have in place an appropriate system for recall of any product found to contain a major allergen not indicated on the label warning. guidance the fsa has produced a detailed guidance document about allergen labelling, which can be which can be downloaded here. regulation in the us is by the food allergen labelling and consumer protection act of 2004 and the fda’s list of allergens that must be indicated in labelling includes milk, egg, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, wheat, peanuts, soybeans (or protein derived from any of them). the fda has produced an on-line guidance for industry: questions and answers regarding food allergens, which can be downloaded here .
Source :Food Safety, HACCP, Food Quality, Food Microbiology, Hygiene
Date :
13
January
2009
Category :
restaurants and Food industrie
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the uk’s food standards agency (fsa) has said it is investigating claims that milk from a cloned cow has entered the nation’s dairy supply. the announcement comes after an unnamed dairy farmer told the international herald tribune that he was using milk from a cow bred from a clone as part of his daily production. fsa said that this would need to be considered for ‘novel food’ approval before it can be sold in the market.
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the debate over products from cloned animals entering the european food chain will enter a new phase next week, as meps ask the commission searching questions about the welfare of cloned animals, ethics, and consumer information. the european commission has previously said that meat and milk from cloned animals are “expected to spread within the global food as early as 2010”, according to a parliament communiqué .
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counterfeiting is a major problem in the global food and drink industry with the level of fraud estimated at around $50bn a year, an audience at the american association for the advancement of science (aaas) annual meeting heard yesterday. worldwide trade in fake foods not only costs processors in terms of damage to brands, but also means companies have to spend more on security measures, such as holograms on packaging.
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infant formula manufacturers need to invest further in safety controls in order to regain public confidence after the chinese melamine scandal, fao has said. the melamine scandal has rocked consumer confidence in infant formula, and “restoring consumer confidence is critical,” said ezzeddine boutrif, director of the fao nutrition and consumer protection division.
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the uk’s food standards agency is working on improving allergen labelling and control practices used by industry, with investigations set to kick off in november at an open meeting with researchers. the meeting, to be held in cambridge on 26 november, is the first step in the agency’s examination of how external factors may impact people’s allergic reactions to different foods.
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the uk’s food standards agency is advising that infants are not given rice drinks as a replacement for cows’ milk, breast milk, or infant formula, following a new study that indicates potential to exceed maximum intake. last year a study published in the journal environmental pollution analysed samples from three brands of pure baby rice formulae from different manufacturers, and found inorganic arsenic levels to range from 0.
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e. coli in ground beef, melamine in infant formula, and salmonella in peanut butter - what is next? isn’t it about time the slices of the us food safety pie were taken back from the multiple federal agencies involved and surveillance placed under one roof? confidence in a system where 15 different agencies administer as many as 30 laws is ebbing with us politicians and food companies, following the recent salmonella scare linked to eight deaths, demanding an overhaul of how the sector is regulated.
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