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 Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 6:04 pm Post subject: B&G Foods Brands |
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B&G Foods Brands
| Marge the B&G Foods Rep. on 5/13/08 wrote: | Food Allergens, Labeling Information
The United States Food and Drug Administration requires all manufacturers of food products to clearly state in terms commonly understood by consumers i.e. “plain English,” the presents of Major Food Allergens within or in immediate proximity to the ingredient declaration.
B&G Foods Inc. is sensitive to the needs of the allergic consumer and has taken the necessary steps to identify the Major Food Allergens within the ingredient declaration to prevent cross contamination in the manufacturing process and to employ Good Manufacturing Practices in all of it’s manufacturing facilities.
(A) According to the FDA there are 8 Major Food Allergens, which account for 90% of the allergic reactions in people (1) Peanuts, (2) Tree Nuts (3) Eggs, (4) Soy, (5) Dairy (6) Wheat, Rye, Barley, Oats, Gluten, Spelt (7) Fish, (8 ) Shellfish
(B) There are also 6 secondary allergens that account for the majority of the remaining 10% of allergic reactions (1) Cottonseed, (2) Poppy Seed, (3) Celery Seed, (4) Sesame Seed, (5) Sunflower Seed, and (6) Legumes
(C) There are also allergen type food sensitive ingredients such as (1) Sulfites and
(2) Color Additives
(1) A food that contains a protein of a Major Food Allergen should be labeled in a manner that informs the consumer of the allergen’s presence, regardless of its source. Ingredient declarations, which appear on the information panel of food labels are the primary vehicle for communicating information about food allergens to the at-risk population.
Information on Major Food Allergens should appear within or in the immediate proximity to ingredient declarations.
(2) The use of an asterisk should be placed after the ingredient name of each Major Food Allergen. For products that contain two or more ingredients that contain a Major Food Allergen the asterisk should be placed after each relevant ingredient in the product. Example” Wheat*, Soy*, Natural Flavoring*. The asterisk refers the consumer to a statement which identified the ingredient term commonly understood by consumers. This statement should be placed at the end of or in immediate proximity to the ingredient statement.
(3) The statement. (*Allergy Information: Contains – Wheat, Soy) should be placed at the end of, or in immediate proximity to the ingredient declaration.
Note: The statement *Allergen Information Contains . . . . . is the format to be used on all B&G Labels.
(4) The Supplemental Allergen Statement has limited use. It applies to those manufacturing facilities in which processing lines and or equipment are used to manufacture several products, some of which contain Major Food Allergens. The food products prepared in those facilities are potentially exposed to inadvertent contact with Major Food Allergens. A statement such as (This product is produced in a facility that processes peanut, wheat and soy) should be placed on the end of or in immediate proximity to the ingredient statement.
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