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Compliance

Allergen Control

allergen program · allergen management

TL;DR

The preventive-control programme covering the 9 major US allergens (FDA FALCPA + sesame as 9th) — segregation, scheduling, cleaning validation, label control, training.

FDA recognises 9 major food allergens (milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, and — since 1 Jan 2023 under the FASTER Act — sesame). Allergen control is a required preventive control under 21 CFR 117.135(c)(2). EU allergen list (Annex II of FIC) covers 14 allergens.

A compliant programme covers: segregation in receipt/storage/production, scheduling (lowest-allergen-first runs, allergen-last where unavoidable), validated allergen cleaning, ATP + allergen-specific swab verification, label control, supplier qualification for declared 'free-from' raws, training.

V5 captures the allergen matrix per recipe, drives line-clearance prompts before changeover, records allergen-cleaning verification, and enforces label-against-formula reconciliation.

Regulatory anchors
  • 21 CFR 117.135
  • FALCPA
  • FASTER Act
How V5 handles it
Food safety — one regulated backbone from HACCP plan to mock recall.
V5's Food Safety stack is purpose-built for food, bakery and supplement plants under FSMA 117, BRCGS, SQF and FDA / EU / UK / Canada / FSANZ labelling. HACCP plan, live CCP monitoring, allergen run-order, glass & brittle plastic register, master sanitation schedule, timed mock recalls, plus bakery-specific operations — bulk silos, sourdough starters, par-baked handoffs, rest & proof timers, country labels with live Nutrition Facts preview, retailer spec versioning with diff, waste-to-feed with allergen-safe gate, and a realtime crew board.
Related terms
Line ClearanceSSOP21 CFR 117HACCP
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