Towards the Quantitative Management of Food Allergens in the Food Industry

Abstract

This paper reviews different aspects related to recently proposed threshold values for priority food allergens, which are expected to guide food business operator (FBO) and regulatory agencies towards a quantitative management of allergens, providing transparency and trust to the different stakeholders, especially in controverted aspects such as the (over) use of precautionary allergen label (PAL) in food products, and the potential application of quantitative risk analysis, to improve the current management of food allergens.