Nov 28th, 2023
2 mins
Following a meeting earlier this year, the FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Allergens have published a report entitled “Risk Assessment of Food Allergens – Part 5: Review and establish threshold levels for specific tree nuts (Brazil nut, macadamia nut or Queensland nut, pine nut), soy, celery, lupin, mustard, buckwheat and oats”.
Previously the Committee had made recommendations on Reference doses (RfDs) for global priority allergens, which included: walnut (and pecan), cashew (and pistachio), almond, peanut, egg, hazelnut, wheat, fish, shrimp, milk, and sesame. However, reference doses were not recommended for several regional or national priority allergens as they did not meet the criteria to be global priority allergens. Subsequently, the Codex Committee on Food Labelling (CCFL) indicated interest in potential reference doses being derived for the following specific food allergens:
- specific tree nuts (Brazil nut, macadamia nut or Queensland nut, pine nut),
- soy,
- celery,
- lupin,
- mustard,
- buckwheat
- oats.
The full report can be downloaded in pdf format here
