ISPAM Advisory Panel-Food Allergen

What are Some Specific Detection Challenges? • Fundamental differences between assay types/companies and limit of detection • Lack of harmonization between reporting units • Tendency to just compare ppm which might not be correct • ppm milk (powder or liquid) or ppm milk protein (total protein or soluble protein)? • Cross reactivity with other allergens/non-allergens • Important that method will quantify all or most of the active allergens in a food sample • Ability to detect allergen protein upon food processing (e.g. cooking, roasting) • Area requiring specific focus

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Food Categories with Highest Priority

• Candy (chocolate)/Confectionary • Baked goods (e.g. Muffins and Pastries) • Snack Foods • Reference the RFR Annual Report and number of recalls for undeclared allergens by commodity

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