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[saravanan rajagopal]

Hello all...

 

Can anyone share the USFDA limits for peanut allergen in Whole Chillies.

[GMO]

I'm not familiar with USFDA limits but as far as I'm aware, most markets do not permit detectable levels of any allergen.  I think Australia and New Zealand are the only ones with active limits through VITAL but can anyone else clarify?

 

Basically though if you have detectable amounts of peanut in chillis, that is, to my mind, a food safety risk.

[The Food Scientist]

Agree with GMO. If anyone has a peanut allergy, any amount can cause a reaction! Are you asking if you need to declare peanuts on the label that you need a certain limit? Either way if you claim its peanut free it MUST be peanut free, but to my knowledge there is no spec about that.

[Ryan M.]

FDA does not have limits set for allergens.  The only limits set is for sulfites, which is considered a sensitive agent.

 

Basically...if your test is detecting peanut allergen residues then you have to declare peanut allergens on the product label, or you will be dealing with a Class I recall.

[GMO]

Is anyone else thinking this could be a horizon scan issue?  saravanan Rajagopal can you share any details as this could be putting products at risk if there is something you have knowledge of?

[pHruit]

Is anyone else thinking this could be a horizon scan issue? 

If I was a business that used whole chilli then I'd certainly be a bit perturbed by it.

Not quite the EMA issue seen with peanut in cumin a few years ago, but it does sound like there could potentially be an unusual/unexpected level of risk.