Food Allergens: Reducing the Risk
when: Tuesday October 28, 2014, 9:00– 4:30 (Registration begins at 8:30)
where: Food Development Centre, Portage la Prairie
where: Food Development Centre, Portage la Prairie
Join us for this one-day session to learn how to control potential sources of food allergen risk and manage allergens in your plant. At the end of this program, you will be able to:
Participants will also learn to implement best practices to manage food allergens with respect to:
- Discuss priority allergens requiring declaration on food labels in Canada, the US and EU.
- Identify potential hidden sources of allergens within your facility.
- Assess allergen status of raw materials and ingredients through material specification and supplier review.
- Conduct an allergen risk assessment.
- Develop and implement your allergen management plan.
- Utilize analytical tools, such as test swabs, for the purposes of verifying a sanitation program.
Participants will also learn to implement best practices to manage food allergens with respect to:
- Raw materials and supplier control
- Production
- Transportation, receiving and storage
- Cleaning
- New product development and reformulation
- Personnel
Agenda
8:30 Registration - coffee and refreshments
9:00 Welcome messages 9:15 Allergens in Food Manufacturing – what are the risks? Product Development Consultant/Information Officer, Food Development Centre 10:15 Labelling of Food Allergens Product Development Consultant/Information Officer, Food Development Centre 11:15 Coffee Break 11:30 Allergen Control in a Food Manufacturing Facility Food Safety Specialist, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (MAFRD) 12:15 Lunch break 1:00 Allergen Control in a Food Manufacturing Facility Food Safety Specialist, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (MAFRD) 2:30 Nutrition Break 2:45 Allergen Control: Pilot Plant demos Food Safety Specialist, Food Development Centre 4:00 Allergen – Question and Answer, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Food Safety Specialist, MAFRD and Food Development Centre 4:30 Adjournment |
Funding for this workshop is provided by the governments of Canada and Manitoba through Growing Forward 2, a federal-provincial-territorial initiative.
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Registration Fee:
member rate: $75.00 +GST non-member rate: $100.00 +GST |