This document discusses the socioeconomic aspects of food allergens. It provides statistics on the prevalence of food allergies and intolerances. It outlines key food allergen labeling regulations in the US and EU. It also examines the significant economic costs of food allergies from both healthcare and household perspectives. The document notes that producing "free-from" foods has become a major business opportunity but also presents increased production costs. It reviews various methods for food allergen testing and factors that influence testing costs and accuracy.
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Every year millions of people get adversely affected by the food they consume. Vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal
pain and fever are some serious symptoms of food borne diseases which people may experience after
consumption of contaminated foods. Bacteria, viruses, parasites and toxins are the main cause of most
illnesses, hospitalizations, and deaths. The need for national and international food safety strategies to control
these hazards and to ensure fitness of food for human consumption goes back to the 1960s.
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Administration (FDA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). In addition
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Contents1.1 Background21.2 Business OpportunityProblem3AlleneMcclendon878
Contents
1.1 Background2
1.2 Business Opportunity/Problem3
1.3 Business Objectives (BO)4
1.3.1 Increased Profit Margin4
1.3.2 Increase traceability thus eradicating counterfeit goods5
1.3.3 Increased customer satisfaction5
2. Business Context6
2.1 Stakeholder Profiles6
2.2 User Classes and Characteristics7
2.3 Use Cases (UC)8
2.3.1 Checking Food Product Ingredients Information8
2.3.2 Inquiry on Food Product Expiry Date9
2.3.3 Developing the Smart Label System10
2.3.4 Building the Sensor Smart Labels11
2.3.5 System Functionality Testing12
3. Functional Requirements13
3.1 User Requirements13
3.2 System Requirements13
3.3 Non Functional Requirements14
3.3.1 Performance.14
3.3.2 Availability14
3.3.3 Accuracy14
3.3.4 Usability14
Glossary:15
15
1.1 Background
Food waste is a key concern across the globe. This is a reduction in the quantity or quality of food because of retailer, food service provider, and consumer decisions and behaviors. Food waste could be in form of; fresh produce deviating from what is considered optimal, food close to or beyond ‘best-before’ dates and unused or left overs of large quantities of wholesome edible food. According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), up to a third of food produced in the world for human consumption every year - approximately 1.3 billion tonnes - gets lost or wasted. This is despite the fact that according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, it is estimated that between 720 and 811 million people in the world faced hunger in 2020. This number had increased from the 2019 figures.
Hunger is defined as a state of acute food insecurity in which people go without food for days on end owing to a lack of money, access to food, or other factors or other resources. The iron of the food waste and hunger comparison is that the globe produces enough food to feed everyone in the planet. While small scale farmers dealing with dairy, cattle keeping and fishing produce about 70 percent of global food, they are the most vulnerable to food insecurity.
Developing a smart label technology will address the problem of food wastage globally. This will bridge the gap between food waste and hunger in the food industry. This will satisfy the need food enough food to all world population by reducing the amounts wasted. A smart label incorporates technology that goes beyond traditional printing methods to enhance the functionality and content of labels or packaging. This can be done through Radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags, Quick Response (QR) codes and near field communication. 1.2 Business Opportunity/Problem
An effective and efficient food management plan will help the world address the issue of hunger not by investing more production but only reducing wastage of what is already produced. The world produces enough food to feed its population in entirely. By use of smart label technology, the world will be able to cut much of the food wastage and channel the same to th ...
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The Importance of Allergen Management in Food IndustryPECB
Every year millions of people get adversely affected by the food they consume. Vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal
pain and fever are some serious symptoms of food borne diseases which people may experience after
consumption of contaminated foods. Bacteria, viruses, parasites and toxins are the main cause of most
illnesses, hospitalizations, and deaths. The need for national and international food safety strategies to control
these hazards and to ensure fitness of food for human consumption goes back to the 1960s.
However, in the last decade the increased number of allergy-related hospitalizations has resulted in many
regulations regarding allergen management. The food industry has positively responded to these regulations.
ILRI research on foodborne diseases and antimicrobial resistance associated w...ILRI
Presentation by Delia Grace, Florence Mutua, Fred Unger, Johanna Lindahl, Kristina Roesel, Ram Pratim Deka, Sinh Dang-Xuan, Barbara Wieland and Hung Nguyen-Viet at a regional symposium on research into smallholder pig production, health and pork safety, Hanoi, Vietnam, 27–29 March 2019.
Welcome to the December Edition of Crisis Management’s RecallRegister, Aon’s monthly recall
and product safety newsletter. This publication provides a review of the month’s recalls as
reported by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the U.S Food and Drug
Administration (FDA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). In addition
to recall announcements, RecallRegister provides an update on the product recall and
contamination insurance marketplace and environment. Each month, we highlight issues of
importance including new markets and capacity, significant recall events and changes in
legislation affecting the consumer products industry.
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Contents1.1 Background21.2 Business OpportunityProblem3AlleneMcclendon878
Contents
1.1 Background2
1.2 Business Opportunity/Problem3
1.3 Business Objectives (BO)4
1.3.1 Increased Profit Margin4
1.3.2 Increase traceability thus eradicating counterfeit goods5
1.3.3 Increased customer satisfaction5
2. Business Context6
2.1 Stakeholder Profiles6
2.2 User Classes and Characteristics7
2.3 Use Cases (UC)8
2.3.1 Checking Food Product Ingredients Information8
2.3.2 Inquiry on Food Product Expiry Date9
2.3.3 Developing the Smart Label System10
2.3.4 Building the Sensor Smart Labels11
2.3.5 System Functionality Testing12
3. Functional Requirements13
3.1 User Requirements13
3.2 System Requirements13
3.3 Non Functional Requirements14
3.3.1 Performance.14
3.3.2 Availability14
3.3.3 Accuracy14
3.3.4 Usability14
Glossary:15
15
1.1 Background
Food waste is a key concern across the globe. This is a reduction in the quantity or quality of food because of retailer, food service provider, and consumer decisions and behaviors. Food waste could be in form of; fresh produce deviating from what is considered optimal, food close to or beyond ‘best-before’ dates and unused or left overs of large quantities of wholesome edible food. According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), up to a third of food produced in the world for human consumption every year - approximately 1.3 billion tonnes - gets lost or wasted. This is despite the fact that according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, it is estimated that between 720 and 811 million people in the world faced hunger in 2020. This number had increased from the 2019 figures.
Hunger is defined as a state of acute food insecurity in which people go without food for days on end owing to a lack of money, access to food, or other factors or other resources. The iron of the food waste and hunger comparison is that the globe produces enough food to feed everyone in the planet. While small scale farmers dealing with dairy, cattle keeping and fishing produce about 70 percent of global food, they are the most vulnerable to food insecurity.
Developing a smart label technology will address the problem of food wastage globally. This will bridge the gap between food waste and hunger in the food industry. This will satisfy the need food enough food to all world population by reducing the amounts wasted. A smart label incorporates technology that goes beyond traditional printing methods to enhance the functionality and content of labels or packaging. This can be done through Radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags, Quick Response (QR) codes and near field communication. 1.2 Business Opportunity/Problem
An effective and efficient food management plan will help the world address the issue of hunger not by investing more production but only reducing wastage of what is already produced. The world produces enough food to feed its population in entirely. By use of smart label technology, the world will be able to cut much of the food wastage and channel the same to th ...
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1. Socio-economical aspects of food allergens | October 2020 | Darmstadt
How to guarantee safe food for
consumers with food allergies?
Ronald Niemeijer
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Stakeholders in the context of „allergen free“ and gluten free
Food allergies & food allergens
Consumers
(Individuals with food allergy or intolerance) (Family & Friends)
Society
(Healthcare)
(Legislation)
Food Industry
„Service Suppliers“
(e.g. Laboratories, Testkit Suppliers)
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Food allergies, food intolerances - Prevalences
Prevalences:
• Food allergies (adults)*: 2% - 4%
• Food allergies (children)**: 5% - 8%
* Young et al., 1994; A population study of food intolerance. Lancet 343, 1127-1130.
** Sampson H.A., 2005; Food allergy – accurately identifying clinical reactions. Allergy, 60 (Suppl 79), 19-24
• Celiac Disease: 1%
“Globally” i.e. mainly Europe, US, Mexico,
Brazil, India with regional differences
• Food intolerances: 15% - 20%
Total population
And considering the family situation….
Food allergies & food allergens
4. 4
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Food allergen legislations – Labeling requirements ingredients
About 90% of all food allergies are caused by 8 food types (“The big 8”)
• milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, wheat, soy, peanuts, and tree nuts
Food Allergen Labeling and consumer Protection
Act of 2004 (FALCPA)
Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of
food information to consumers…
Food allergens legislation
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“Free from” Legislations?
There is no “allergen-free” legislation
“Allergen Free” claims would be covered by EC 178/2002 (“General Food Law”) and
EU 1169/2011 (Article 7: “Food information shall not be misleading”)
“Gluten free” is defined in legislation (and for infant formulae “lactose free”):
• “Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 828/2014” defines “gluten free” (i.e. ≤ 20
mg/kg) and “very low gluten” (i.e. ≤ 100 mg/kg)
• This also applies to non pre-packed food (e.g. restaurants)
• U.S. FDA Final Rule for the (voluntary) use of “gluten free” if
a product contains ≤ 20 ppm gluten
• “Gluten free” may be used for products that are naturally free from gluten
(In the USA, the EU is a more restrictive: e.g. “Gluten Free” on water is not allowed )
Food allergens legislation
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Food allergies & food allergens
Economic impact of childhood food allergy in US (Study in 2011 – 2012)
• Overall annual costs are app. 25.000 M$ (or app. 4.200 $ per child)
• Direct medical costs: app 5.000 M$ annually (app. 750 $ / child)
Source: Economic impact of childhood food allergy in US, :- Gupta e.a. JAMA Pediatrics vol 167, nr. 11 (2013)
Food allergies & celiac disease – costs involved (health care)
Costs of allergic diseases (0 – 2 yrs. Infants) in Finland (Study in 2012)
• Median costs per infant € 3.182,- (or app. 3.600 $ per child))
Source: Costs of allergic diseases from birth to two years in Finnland, Alanne e.a. Public Health, 2012, Oct. 126 (10): 866-72
Unfortunately very limited data are available for celiac disease – a few data address the
costs of screening and diagnosis (between $ 1.300 in Canada and € 44.000 in the
Netherlands) and an additional $ 6.000 annually for ambulatory care
Source: Mearns, ES., Taylor, A., Boulanger, T., e.a (2018). Systematic Literature Review of the Economic Burden of Celiac Disease.
Health loss due to allergens in DALY : 37.350 (E.g. microbes: 1.000 – 4.000)
Source: TNO Innovation for life, 2016
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Food allergies & food allergens
Household costs associated with food allergy in Sweden (Study in 2014)
• Additional household costs: € 4.000,- / child (0 – 12) annually
• Direct costs: + € 2.085
• Indirect costs: + € 1.876
• Additional household costs: € 4.800,- / adolescent (13 – 17) annually
• Direct costs: + € 2.892
• Indirect costs: + € 1.900
This study also showed a significant decrease in health related quality of life;
What about the loss in QALY for celiac disease?
Source: Household costs associated with objectively diagnosed allergy to staple foods in children and adolescents, Protudjer e.a.
J. Allergy Clin Immunol Pract, Volume 3, nr. 1 (2015)
Food allergies & food allergens – costs involved (consumer)
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Food allergies & food allergens
A gluten free diet – costs involved (consumer)
• For a consumer with celiac disease
avoidance of gluten is the only option!
• The additional „indirect costs“ are mainly
based on the special food products
required („Free From“)
• And „Allergen Free“ or „Gluten Free“
products are significantly more
expensive (125% - 500%)
• The good news is: The availability of
Gluten Free has improved spectacularly!
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Food industry business opportunities – “Free-From”
Producing “Allergen free” / “Gluten free” food has become big business and is likely to
show double digit growth the coming years………
(“Milk Free” or “Lactose Free” being the most important group, followed by “Gluten Free)
Food allergies & food allergens
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“Gluten Free” is rocketing…
• US Gluten Free sales grew between 13% and 20%
annually from 2012 and 2017; the size of “Gluten
Free” market in is estimated to be 7.600 M$ in 2020
• For 2018 – 2023 the growth is forecasted to slow
down, but still significant (6%)
• 75% of the gluten free products are bakery products
and breakfast cereals
• 6,5% of all food sold (retail) in the US was labeled
“Gluten Free”
• 8% of the US consumers follow a gluten free diet,
up to one third reduces or avoids gluten
Food allergies & food allergens
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“Free From” in the food industry – A two edged sword….
A business opportunity
“Free From” products are
premium products and sold with
higher margins
• A UK study showed prices
of gluten free products
sold in retail may be
between 50% and 500%
higher
“Free From” is one of the fastest
growing segments in the food
industry
Food allergies & food allergens
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“Free From” in the food industry – A two edged sword….
Increased production costs
Product development
Sourcing
Logistic separation of ingredients
Production process
• Dedicated facility
• Dedicated production lines
• Cleaning procedures
• Logistics
Additional risk to manage
Costs of testing
Food allergies & food allergens
A business opportunity
“Free From” products are
premium products and sold with
higher margins
• A UK study showed prices
of gluten free products
sold in retail may be
between 50% and 500%
higher
“Free From” is one of the fastest
growing segments in the food
industry
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Methods for allergen detection..
LC-MS/MS
PCR
ELISA
LFD
Food allergen testing
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Besides the analytical method sampling plays an important role
Food allergen testing
Taking several smaller, incremental
samples is better than just 1 large sample
You are often looking for the “needle in
the haystack“
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Allergen testing – Costs of testing and the effect of the quality of methods
No surprise - but the quality of your analytical method contributes largely to the costs..
There are 4 outcomes of testing (“positive” means here at or above level of acceptance):
• Test +/ Sample +
• Test - / Sample -
and
• Test - / Sample +: False negative or consumers risk
• Test + / Sample -: False positive or producers risk
A false negative results may cause additional costs further
down the production chain (rejected products, recall or worse)
A false positive result is a direct financial loss (product gets
rejected, although within limits)
Food allergen testing
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Some thoughts from mycotoxin testing that may apply to allergen testing..
The quality of your result is only to a limited extent determined by the actual “analytical
tool” itself.
Sampling, sample preparation and sample size
typically play a much bigger role!
Food allergen testing
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Which method to choose?
Choose the method that meets your needs:
• Type of samples
• Finished products (typically processed)
• In-line samples from production
• Incoming goods (raw materials)
• Number of samples to be expected
• Laboratory capabilities, investments
• Validations available –
validations for your products!
Food allergen testing
LC-MS/MS
PCR
ELISA
LFD
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And the consumer?
Quotes published on: www.freefromeatingoutawards.co.uk/
Food allergen testing
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Is food testing by the consumer a good plan?
What is next?
Testing wine would be easy –
that is homogeneous.
But where to sample that
pizza?
Put the entire pizza
in a blender?
Probably
not such a
good idea
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Towards a food-allergy-free world….
Food allergies & food allergens
Consumers (with a food allergy)
Healthcare,
Regulators,
Science
Food Industry
„Service Suppliers“
(e.g. Laboratories, Testkit Suppliers)