Allergens
With consumer awareness of "the Big 8" allergens and with the new Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) requirements for declaration, it is imperative that you take steps in your business to control and minimise allergen cross contamination
The Big 8 are (from FSANZ Standard 1.2.3):
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Cereals containing gluten and their
products, namely, wheat, rye, barley, oats and spelt and their
hybridised strains other than where these substances are present in beer
and spirits standardised in Standards 2.7.2 and 2.7.5 respectively |
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Crustacea and their products |
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Egg and egg products |
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Fish and fish products |
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Milk and milk products |
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Peanuts and soybeans, and their
products |
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Added Sulphites in concentrations
of 10 mg/kg or more |
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Tree nuts and sesame seeds and
their products |
Food Safety Directions can help your business control allergens by assessing risk and implementing procedures to prevent contamination.
Contact us today to discuss your requirements.