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
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:
  • 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.
Registration Fee:
member rate:         $75.00 +GST
non-member rate:  $100.00 +GST

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    Registrants should arrive at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the session.

    Lunch will be provided.  If any registrants have allergies or other dietary restrictions, please let us know.
     
    Please call us as soon as possible for cancellations or substitutions. Cancellations within 24 hours of the session will be charged a fee of $25 per person. Cancellations without notice may be charged the full fee.

For more information, please contact
Linda MacDiarmid
(204) 982-6372 ext 104
training@mfpa.mb.ca