1. ALLERGEN SEGREGATION
Aden Dowell – RMIT University

2. What is ‘Allergen Segregation’?
• The action of setting something apart from others.
• Eliminate the cross contamination of allergens.

3. Why is it important?
• “Allergen proteins are naturally occurring and cannot be eliminated by cooking or
baking.” – U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• No medications are currently available to cure food allergies.
• Trace amounts can cause severe allergic reactions.

4. The big 8
• Milk
• Eggs
• Peanuts
• Tree nuts
• Fish
• Shellfish
• Soy
• Wheat

5. Storage options (pallets)
Step 1:
• Allocate allergen specific pallet racks.

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Step 2:
• Create A3 signs to identify allergen pallet
racking.

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Step 3:
• Wrap all pallets in stretch wrap.

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Step 4:
• Place plastic sheeting above the pallet before
wrapping.

9. Storage options (small quantities)
Step 1:
• Install low level shelving for smaller quantities.

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Step 2:
• Install partitions to separate different batches.

11. Staff management
Training
• Quality Control department will provide
HACCP (Hazard and Critical Control Points)
training.
Procedures
• All allergen movements will be tracked on the
Warehouse Management System.
• Warehouse staff will be required to report all
cross contamination.

12. Summary
• Trace amounts of an allergens can be lethal.
• Allergen segregation is paramount.
• Segregation is quick, cheap and effective… Compared to the alternative.