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</h3> </div> <div id="accordion-collapse-0-0" class="collapse" aria-labelledby="accordion-head-0-0" data-bs-parent="#accordion-0"> <div class="card-body"> <div class="card-row__content"> <p>The 2023 Food Industry Guide to Allergen Management and Labelling for Australia and New Zealand is a partnership document of the Australian Food and Grocery Council and the Allergen Bureau.</p> <p>The Guide describes industry best practice for the management of allergens, allergen labelling, and allergen communication. In this Guide, ‘allergens’ are the foods or substances that are listed in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (the Code) table to section S9-3 in Schedule 9. The Guide was updated in 2023 with additional information about the declaration of cereals.</p> </div> <div class="card-row"> <div class="card-row__inner"> <div class="card-row__title"> <p>Download the guide</p> </div> <div class="card-row__button"> <a href="https://allergenbureau.net/industry-guidance/" class="card-row__link" target="_blank">Go to Website</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header" id="accordion-head-0-1"> <h3 class="mb-0"> <button class="accordion__btn collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#accordion-collapse-0-1" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="accordion-collapse-0-1"> <div class="accordion__btn accordion__btn--inner"> <span class="accordion__title">Assessing Agricultural Cross Contact Guide - 2022</span> </div> <i class="accordion__indicator" aria-hidden="true"></i> </button> </h3> </div> <div id="accordion-collapse-0-1" class="collapse" aria-labelledby="accordion-head-0-1" data-bs-parent="#accordion-0"> <div class="card-body"> <div class="card-row__content"> <p>This 2022 released guide, and the Raw Material Risk Matrix Questionnaire assists industry to identify and manage agricultural cross contact risk.</p> <p>Please note the Raw Material Risk Review Questionnaire downloads as a ZIP file.</p> </div> <div class="card-row"> <div class="card-row__inner"> <div class="card-row__title"> <p>Download the guide - PDF</p> </div> <div class="card-row__button"> <a href="https://allergenbureau.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ASSESSING_AGRICULTURAL_CROSS_CONTACT_Aug_22_F1.pdf" class="card-row__link" target="_blank">Go to Website</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-row"> <div class="card-row__inner"> <div class="card-row__title"> <p>Download the Raw Material Risk Matrix Questionnaire - ZIP FILE</p> </div> <div class="card-row__button"> <a href="https://allergenbureau.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Raw-Material-Risk-Matrix-Questionnaire-V5-240822.xlsm.zip" class="card-row__link" target="_blank">Go to Website</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-row"> <div class="card-row__inner"> <div class="card-row__title"> <p>Assessing Agricultural Cross Contact 5 October 2022 Webinar PPT Presentation</p> </div> <div class="card-row__button"> <a href="https://allergenbureau.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/AB-Webinar_5_October_2022_Agri-Cross-Contact-New-Resources-V6.pdf" class="card-row__link" target="_blank">Go to Website</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-row"> <div class="card-row__inner"> <div class="card-row__title"> <p>Assessing Agricultural Cross Contact 5 October Webinar Recording</p> </div> <div class="card-row__button"> <a href="https://youtu.be/n0km7t-oXI8" class="card-row__link" target="_blank">Go to Website</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header" id="accordion-head-0-2"> <h3 class="mb-0"> <button class="accordion__btn collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#accordion-collapse-0-2" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="accordion-collapse-0-2"> <div class="accordion__btn accordion__btn--inner"> <span class="accordion__title">Allergen Risk Review Website</span> </div> <i class="accordion__indicator" aria-hidden="true"></i> </button> </h3> </div> <div id="accordion-collapse-0-2" class="collapse" aria-labelledby="accordion-head-0-2" data-bs-parent="#accordion-0"> <div class="card-body"> <div class="card-row__content"> <p>The Allergen Risk Review website is a freely available interactive factory map that shows where allergen risks can occur in different areas of a food manufacturing facility. Work your way through the interactive factory map, by clicking on each icon, to learn about the allergen risks and discover ways to address these challenges.</p> </div> <div class="card-row"> <div class="card-row__inner"> <div class="card-row__title"> <p>Visit the Allergen Risk Review Website</p> </div> <div class="card-row__button"> <a href="https://info.allergenbureau.net/" class="card-row__link" target="_blank">Go to Website</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header" id="accordion-head-0-3"> <h3 class="mb-0"> <button class="accordion__btn collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#accordion-collapse-0-3" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="accordion-collapse-0-3"> <div class="accordion__btn accordion__btn--inner"> <span class="accordion__title">Unexpected Allergens in Food 2022</span> </div> <i class="accordion__indicator" aria-hidden="true"></i> </button> </h3> </div> <div id="accordion-collapse-0-3" class="collapse" aria-labelledby="accordion-head-0-3" data-bs-parent="#accordion-0"> <div class="card-body"> <div class="card-row__content"> <p>Unexpected Allergens in Food provides the food industry with a list of foods, ingredients and raw materials that may unexpectedly contain allergens. It also provides food business operators (FBOs) with questions that they can ask their suppliers to support their allergen risk review process. This revised and updated 2022 version of the previous 2021 and 2011.</p> </div> <div class="card-row"> <div class="card-row__inner"> <div class="card-row__title"> <p>Download the guide</p> </div> <div class="card-row__button"> <a href="https://allergenbureau.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/UNEXPECTED_ALLERGENS_IN_FOOD_GUIDE_Aug_2022_F1.pdf" class="card-row__link" target="_blank">Go to Website</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header" id="accordion-head-0-4"> <h3 class="mb-0"> <button class="accordion__btn collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#accordion-collapse-0-4" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="accordion-collapse-0-4"> <div class="accordion__btn accordion__btn--inner"> <span class="accordion__title">Food Allergen Fundamentals</span> </div> <i class="accordion__indicator" aria-hidden="true"></i> </button> </h3> </div> <div id="accordion-collapse-0-4" class="collapse" aria-labelledby="accordion-head-0-4" data-bs-parent="#accordion-0"> <div class="card-body"> <div class="card-row__content"> <p><strong>Introduction to allergen principles for the food industry</strong></p> <p>The Allergen Bureau <em>Food Allergen Fundamentals</em> presentation gives a general overview of food allergens and provides references to a variety of resources available to assist the food industry with the complex task of managing allergens.</p> <p>This presentation has been developed as a free resource for<br /> i) those people new to the subject of food allergens in manufacturing, and<br /> ii) those people in the food industry who feel they might benefit from a ‘going back to the basics’ refresher.</p> <p> </p> </div> <div class="card-row"> <div class="card-row__inner"> <div class="card-row__title"> <p></p> </div> <div class="card-row__button"> <a href="https://allergenbureau.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Food-Allergen-Fundamentals_Aug21.pdf" class="card-row__link" target="">Go to Website</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header" id="accordion-head-0-5"> <h3 class="mb-0"> <button class="accordion__btn collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#accordion-collapse-0-5" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="accordion-collapse-0-5"> <div class="accordion__btn accordion__btn--inner"> <span class="accordion__title">Guidance to ANZ Food Industry – Allergen Risk Review Anomaly for Dark Chocolate</span> </div> <i class="accordion__indicator" aria-hidden="true"></i> </button> </h3> </div> <div id="accordion-collapse-0-5" class="collapse" aria-labelledby="accordion-head-0-5" data-bs-parent="#accordion-0"> <div class="card-body"> <div class="card-row__content"> <p>This guidance to the food industry, together with education and associated activities, is designed to improve the nature and consistency of allergen information provided to consumers where a dark chocolate allergen risk review anomaly occurs. This occurs where dark chocolate is manufactured following production of milk chocolate, i.e. milk remains in the dark chocolate at variable levels, often above the Allergen Bureau VITAL Program Action Levels where precautionary allergen labelling (PAL) would be recommended. The presence of milk is predictable and known and cannot be eliminated or minimised sufficiently, despite good manufacturing practice (GMP) and the commercial practicality of implementing HACCP.</p> </div> <div class="card-row"> <div class="card-row__inner"> <div class="card-row__title"> <p>Download the guidance document</p> </div> <div class="card-row__button"> <a href="https://allergenbureau.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Confectionery_Industry_Guidance_13_May_2019.pdf" class="card-row__link" target="_blank">Go to Website</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header" id="accordion-head-0-6"> <h3 class="mb-0"> <button class="accordion__btn collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#accordion-collapse-0-6" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="accordion-collapse-0-6"> <div class="accordion__btn accordion__btn--inner"> <span class="accordion__title">VITAL Guides and Resources</span> </div> <i class="accordion__indicator" aria-hidden="true"></i> </button> </h3> </div> <div id="accordion-collapse-0-6" class="collapse" aria-labelledby="accordion-head-0-6" data-bs-parent="#accordion-0"> <div class="card-body"> <div class="card-row__content"> <h2>Key Resources</h2> <p></p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong><a href="https://vital.allergenbureau.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/VITAL-4.0-Summary-and-FAQ_F1d.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">VITAL 4.0 Summary and FAQ</a></strong></h3> <p> </p> <p></p> <p>This document provides an overview of the updates to the Voluntary Incidental Trace Allergen Labelling (VITAL) program regarding the adoption of ED<sub>05</sub>-based Reference Doses (RfDs) for determining precautionary allergen labelling (PAL). This change reflects the recommendations of the FAO/WHO Expert Committee to Codex and ensures the VITAL Program remains at the forefront of best practice evidence-based science.</p> <p> </p> <p>The document includes a list of global priority and non-global priority allergens with their updated RfDs, and answers frequently asked questions aiming to provide clear guidance for food businesses, to increase consumer understanding of why risk assessments derived under the VITAL Program are meaningful.</p> <p></p> <h3><a href="https://vital.allergenbureau.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Food_Industry_Guide_to_VITAL_4.0_2024_F2.pdf">Food Industry Guide to the Voluntary Incidental Trace Allergen Labelling (VITAL<sup>®</sup>) Program Version 4.0</a></h3> <p>The Voluntary Incidental Trace Allergen Labelling (VITAL) Program has been developed to provide a risk-based methodology for food manufacturers to use in assessing the impact of allergen cross contact and to provide appropriate precautionary allergen labelling (PAL). The application of this approach aims to avoid the indiscriminate use of PAL and thereby preserve its value as a risk management tool. It aims to minimise risk while communicating effectively to allergic consumers.</p> <h3><a href="https://vital.allergenbureau.net/dashboard/login">VITAL<sup>®</sup> Online Calculator</a></h3> <p>VITAL Online is the user-friendly, web-based VITAL Calculator. VITAL Online allows you to store the allergen status of ingredients and processing profiles for use in multiple recipes, record the assumptions in your VITAL risk assessment, and create an Action Level report using the interactive VITAL Action Level Grid. 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