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FOOD SAFETY
Common Allegens in Dairy Products
It is important to understand
that allergens are like a chemical
contaminant rather than biological, so
they don't respond to neutralization
or 'kill' processes, but rather typically
must be physically removed. "
Gluten
Nuts
Soya
Eggs
Bryan Downer, vice president of sales and marketing, Sani-Matic, Inc.
separate production lines for dairy-free products, which helps
prevent any milk particles from entering non-dairy products
during the processing.
DAIRY'S REPUTATION
Employee training at facilities is crucial in the dairy industry.
Garr said workers must receive specialized guidance on
allergen management, such as the identification of potential
allergens, appropriate cleaning procedures and the use of
protective gear to prevent cross-contamination.
Garr considers most dairy processors to be " strong
custodians of hygiene and safety practices, " and said allergen
control often comes down to common sense. To help with
that cause, he said Fortress makes a range of pipeline,
conveyor and checkweighing inspection equipment suitable
for the industry's hygiene requirements.
Similarly, Downer said other industries are now moving to
the more stringent equipment standards that dairy always has
followed, in part to address allergen concerns.
" In general, the dairy industry is better positioned to handle
the concerns of allergens than other food industries due to the
years of development and attention to cleanability. "
FDA creates Human Foods Program
The Food and Drug Administration
is restructuring its food program
by combining the Center for Food
Safety and Applied Nutrition, Office
of Food Policy and Response
and aspects of the Office of Regulatory
Affairs into a new Human
Foods Program.
The change follows a report
submitted by the Reagan-Udall
Foundation that evaluated the
food program in the wake of the
infant formula shortage in 2022.
The report recommended creating
separate agencies within the
Department of Health and Human
Services to oversee food and
drugs, separating the food and
drug arms within the FDA or establishing
a new deputy commissioner
position with authority over
the agency's food regulation responsibilities.
Within
the Human Foods Procreate
gram,
the FDA also will
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trition to work with industry to
offer more nutritious foods and it
will create the Office of Integrated
Food Safety System Partnerships
to work with state and local regulatory
partners on food safety issues
and programs.
" The agency has carefully reviewed
the findings and recommendations
from an external evaluation
conducted by an expert
panel of the Reagan-Udall Foundation, "
said Robert M. Califf, MD,
FDA commissioner. " The findings
and recommendations from these
reviews identified issues surrounding
culture, structure, resources
and authorities. "
The International Dairy Foods
Association expressed disappointment
that the program will not include
the FDA's Center for Veterinary
Medicine, which will continue
to operate as a stand-alone entity,
as there is significant overlap with
human health, said Joseph Scimeca,
senior vice president, regulatory
and scientific affairs at IDFA.
" IDFA stands ready to work with
FDA on issues of food safety, nutrition
and innovation in the food
processing arena, and supports
calls for stronger internal systems
to support each priority, " Scimeca
said. " However, the plan released
today does not address in any detail
how FDA plans to solve the
bureaucratic, opaque process to
update the hundreds of food and
beverage standards that remain
woefully outdated and hinder innovation.
As FDA considers next
steps in this plan, we strongly encourage
greater focus on creating
a culture that values transparency,
a system of clear accountability
and collaboration with food manufacturers
to ensure two-way feedback
in updating manufacturing
processes that are more responsive
to consumer demands. "
-Keith Nunes
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