Allergen cross–contamination

A series of information sheets will help member companies to identify potential risk areas of allergen cross–contamination in their crop–derived ingredients.

When assessing the risk of cross–contamination in your ingredients, the likelihood of a problem arising will depend not only on the product itself, but also on where it is grown. For example, in a particular region of the world your product may be grown near to a soya crop, whereas elsewhere the nearby crops may not present an allergic risk.

Informing your risk assessment

The handy information sheets will look at a range of plant allergens including peanuts, tree nuts and soya amongst others, and describe where they are grown in the world and how and when they are harvested. The simple tabulated format will enable you to use the information to inform your ingredient risk analysis. As an output from member subscription-funded research, the datasheets will be issued exclusively to members and will be available free of charge. A newsfeed alert will be sent to all member contacts who have opted to receive our alerts on safety assurance or ingredients. To opt in to these feeds, go to our optin page.

Meanwhile, our research into allergen–related issues continues with a project involving allergen thresholds.

Contact: Helen Arrowsmith
+44(0)1386 842240
helen.arrowsmith@campdenbri.co.uk