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Examples of food allergens that must be listed on food label by the law of various countries
Product development department must
control the increase of new allergens, The U.S. Thailand Canada Australia and Europe Japan
New Zealand
and along with sales department, must 1. Cereals 1. Cereals 1. Cereals 1. Cereals 1. Cereals 1. Wheat
be aware of the cross-contamination containing containing containing containing gluten containing 2. Soba
during the production. Once the gluten gluten gluten 2. Crustaceans gluten 3. Peanuts
ingredients are re-adjusted or re- 2. Crustaceans 2. Crustaceans 2. Crustaceans 3. Fish 2. Crustaceans 4. Milk
developed, developers and sales must 3. Fish 3. Fish 3. Fish 4. Peanuts 3. Molluscs 5. Eggs
6. Prawns
4. Peanuts
4. Peanuts
5. Soy beans
4. Peanuts
4. Fish
recheck the master list of allergic 5. Soy beans 5. Soy beans 5. Soy beans 6. Nuts 5. Peanuts 7. Crabs
ingredients inside the plants, in order to 6. Nuts 6. Nuts 6. Nuts 7. Milk 6. Soy beans
avoid importing new allergens 7. Milk 7. Milk 7. Milk 8. Eggs 7. Nuts
8. Eggs
8. Eggs
8. Eggs
9. Sulphur Dioxide 8. Peas
unintentionally. Where new raw materials 9. Sulphur and > 10 ppm of 9. Milk
are added, all relevant staff must be Dioxide and Sulphites 10. Eggs
informed. > 10 ppm of 10. Lupin 11. Sesame
12. Celery
Sulphites
(9) Pertinent staffs must be informed 13. Mustard
about the importance of controlling 14. Sulphur
allergic substances. This can be done Dioxide and
through trainings to create allergen- > 10 ppm of
Sulphites
control awareness on various topics; 15. Lupin
- How to prevent cross-contamination
- How to inform executives about - Requirement for hand cleaning
issues related to allergens during the - Protective uniform and how to เอกสารอ้างอิง/References
production clean the uniform www.fisheries.go.th/quality/Food%20Allergens.pdf
- Measures to control food allergens - Measures in repetitive procedures www.foodnetworksolution.com/wiki/word/1857/food-allergen-
- Identifying potential risks for cross- - Waste management www.tpa.or.th/publisher/pdfFileDownloadS/qm203_p027-030.pdf
contamination - Cleaning and sanitation in http://jifsan.umd.edu/docs/advisory2010/presentations/final/(5)%20
- Identifying production areas for processing plant Jackson.pdf
products containing allergens, colour - Equipment separation procedure https://food.r-biopharm.com/analytes/food-allergens/
code, and tag indicator - Access and movement of https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1012&
- Label controlling employees within the plant context=usfda
- Production planning - Movement of tools and equipment www.dss.go.th/images/st-article/pep_9_2550_MassSpectrometer.pdf
- Communication on risky food within the factory area www.4labdiagnostics.com/nuova-versione-kit-determinazione-aller
contamination geni-pcr/?lang=en

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