allergens

FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ready-to-Eat Cranberry Chicken Salad Products Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens

October 9, 2024 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)

The problem was discovered when the establishment notified FSIS that it received a customer complaint that packages labeled as Cranberry Chicken Salad contained Classic Chicken Salad. …

Cleaning Tips to Prevent Allergen Cross-Contact Issues

December 30, 2022 AIB International

Preventing allergen cross-contact issues requires several well implemented strategies. Effective cleaning is one of these important strategies. Cleaning is more than just making the facility look good. Cleaning methods take food safety into account, and they are done in a way that prevents contamination of raw materials, products, and equipment. …

FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Evaluating the Public Health Importance of Food Allergens Other Than the Major Food Allergens

April 19, 2022 FDA

Sesame becomes the ninth major food allergen effective January 1, 2023. For the purposes of this draft guidance, we refer to food allergens that are not major food allergens as non-listed food allergens. …

Bakers Urged to Focus on Sesame Labeling Law

July 27, 2021 DAVID ORGEL, American Bakers Association

The new allergen labeling law for sesame doesn’t take effect for another year-and-a- half, but bakers should begin preparing now for the changes. …