Allergen control in fully packaged products

Hi, 

 

If a facility is storing/distributing fully packaged food products that may contain allergens. From a risk perspective, there is minimal risk of cross contamination. But when it comes to the administrative side of allergen management, is allergen register required? If yes, what is an easy way to keep such a register for thousands of products?

 

This is more a preventive control question rather than IFS Logistic/SQF distribution. 

 

Please share your thoughts and experience. 

 

Thanks,

Sayed M Naim Khalid

FSQA Professional

interested

Minimal yes, but still a risk based on integrity of packaging damage etc.

You should find a good inventory control software program where you can input all allergens and sensitivity ingredients for each item.

As to your allergen program you will be leaning towards what happens if various things happen that could result in damage and how you store product.