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Nutraceutical & Food

Allergen Management & Testing

Allergen management programmes and laboratory verification — ELISA, PCR and LC-MS testing for the 14 UK regulated allergens, plus swab and rinse testing for line clearance and process risk-assessment support.

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What It Covers

Scope of Work

Quantitative allergen testing for the 14 UK / EU regulated allergens

Line-clearance verification via swab and rinse testing

Allergen risk assessment for shared-line manufacture

Cross-contact investigation and root-cause analysis

Allergen management programme design and documentation

Validation of allergen cleaning procedures

Supplier verification and incoming raw-material screening

PAL ("may contain") labelling decision support

How We Do It

Methods & Instrumentation

ELISA

Quantitative allergen detection (gluten, milk, egg, soy, peanut, tree nuts, fish, crustacean, mollusc, sesame, mustard, celery, sulphites, lupin).

PCR

DNA-based detection where ELISA is unsuitable (e.g. heavily processed matrices).

LC-MS / LC-MS/MS

Confirmatory peptide-based allergen quantification.

Swab / Rinse Sampling

Validated sampling for line-clearance and cleaning verification.

Threshold Assessment

VITAL® thresholds and PAL decision support.

Regulatory Framework

Standards This Work Maps Onto

Methods, documentation and acceptance criteria are designed to align with the standards below. This describes design intent — formal accreditations are listed on the About page.

EU Regulation 1169/2011 — Food Information to Consumers
UK FIC Regulations — 14 regulated allergens
FSA Allergen Guidance
Codex Alimentarius standards
VITAL® 3.0 — Voluntary Incidental Trace Allergen Labelling
What You Receive

Typical Deliverables

Allergen test CoA with quantitative results

Line-clearance / swab study report

Allergen risk assessment document

Cleaning validation report for allergen removal

PAL decision memo with reference to thresholds

Cross-contact investigation report

Who It's For

Sectors We Support

Food and beverage manufacturers running shared lines
Bakery, confectionery and snack manufacturers
Ready-meal and foodservice producers
Nutraceutical brands with allergen-sensitive consumer claims
Retailers commissioning own-brand allergen verification
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