Food allergens
Resources to help food and beverage manufacturers manage food allergens effectively.
Food allergen incidents are a frequent news piece – they can damage the reputation of your business and, more importantly, they pose a significant and in some cases fatal, health risk to your consumers. Stringent quality management practices are an essential weapon to safeguard consumer health and maintain brand integrity.
This food allergen hub page has a number of resources within to help you effectively identify, monitor and mitigate risks associated with food allergens and cross-contamination.
A global guide to food allergen regulations
Gain an in-depth understanding of global food allergen regulations and the tools you need to remain vigilant, competitive and agile in an international food and beverage market.
Food and beverage supply chains: challenges and solutions
This white paper explores the challenges faced by food and beverage manufacturers in managing their supply chains in an increasingly global market and provides actionable solutions to overcome these hurdles.
Food allergen management using quality software
In the food and beverage industry, food safety and supplier trust, is key to safeguarding consumer health and brand integrity. This guide provides advice and tips on how you can leverage robust quality management principles to gain complete oversight of food allergens within your products.
Your certification guides
Simplify compliance with two of the most vital standards for food and beverage manufacturers. Go clause-by-clause with these guides to ensure your food safety and quality management processes are robust and drive down allergen incidents and cross-contamination.
Your guide to BRCGS certification
Discover how Ideagen quality solutions can help you tackle each clause of BRCGS Global Food Safety Standard – Issue 9. An essential guidebook to ensure certification.
Your guide to FSSC 22000 certification
In this guide we've broken down how Ideagen quality solutions can help you align to the additional requirements of FSSC 22000 including the clauses around food fraud mitigation, management of allergens and quality control, to name a few.
We use the Ideagen platform to manage non-conformances and schedule and conduct audits. The system allows us to extract valuable data and helps us establish best practices and continuous improvement within our manufacturing locations
Further resources
What are food allergens and how are they a risk to your business?
A food allergen is a food substance which is usually safe to consume but causes an allergic reaction in certain people. This can be a serious reaction and is different to a sensitivity or intolerance.
Read nowWhat is the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act (FALCPA)?
FALCPA is the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act, enacted to enhance the safety of food products for individuals with food allergies. It mandates clear labeling of common allergens on food packaging, ensuring that consumers are informed about potential allergens in the products they purchase.
Read nowWhat is BRCGS? Global food safety standard explained
Within the food industry, there are numerous standards that need to be followed to ensure the safety of all food produced. So, what is BRCGS and what are your organisation’s responsibilities in meeting it?
Read nowWhat is FSSC 22000 and what has changed with version 6?
FSSC 22000 is a globally recognized food safety management system certification scheme. It provides a robust framework for ensuring the quality and safety of food products for the food manufacturing industry and the related supply chain.
Read nowSee Ideagen Quality Management in action
Discover how our solutions can support you to streamline allergen management and safeguard consumer health.
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