Food Allergens Working Group Meeting Book (March 13, 2019)

Tree Nut Reference Materials WG • Be involved, get your voice heard – Food Allergens meeting on Wednesday, March 13 th from 3:00pm – 5:00pm • Lack of harmonized Almond and Hazelnut RM – Cultivars considerations – Storage proteins vs Soluble proteins – RM vs Calibrators – Reporting unit – Protein vs Commodity • Industry wish list

RM/CRM Wish List

• Traceable – what is actually measured, uncertainty of measurement, calibrations • Homogeneous and Stable • ISO Guide 30 and ISO 17043 compliant • Availability of commodity, matrix-based, and extract CRM

• CRM in common matrix at different concentrations and Blank matrix • CRM extracts – at different concentrations – for spiking or positive control for LFD • Incurred samples at different concentrations • Proficiency test samples • At a reasonable price