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[Stacys]

In a few weeks we are going to have our first vegan item for  a production run, I am unsure if this requires a wash prior to running. As a QA Tech i feel that we need to treat this as we do Organic, Kosher, Non-GMO. Could someone please give us some advice

[olenazh]

Yes, you're right: treat is as organic. We usually have our organic or non-dairy production first thing in the morning, prior to other products (conventional or dairy) to avoid unnecessary changeover cleanings. 

[Scampi]

Assuming the vegan products do not carry allergens that your traditional products don't use, run the vegan first-then you do not need to clean between

 

If you have different allergens, then it doesn't matter as you need to do a full clean between either way

[SQFconsultant]

At our MVI facility we will have VEGAN and Vegetarian. We will run Vegan first.

 

 

Vegan ingredients are also completely separated from everything else in storage - cold, frozen and ambient.