The prevalence of people with food allergies continues to grow, presenting both a challenge and an opportunity for food manufacturers. The challenge is to reduce or eliminate the risk of an undeclared food allergen from being present in your product, while the opportunity rests with marketing specific products safe for allergic individuals. The need for reliable and accurate allergen tests is high.
Cross-contamination of allergen-free products with those that contain allergens is one reason proactive food producers develop allergen control programs (ACP), which formalize their strategy for reducing risk associated with food allergens
