Precautionary Allergen Labelling (PAL): What Lies Ahead
Bert Popping will participate as speaker in this webinar with a talk entitled: “PAL-ling for food safety”
About the Webinar
PAL should only be used when, following a rigorous risk assessment, an actual risk of allergen cross-contact within the supply chain is identified and cannot be removed through meticulous risk management actions.
The adoption of quantitative limits (based on internationally agreed reference doses) as a standard method, would help the food industry make informative choices in term of labelling, restoring credibility to PAL and, therefore, strengthening the protection of allergic consumers.
The food industry, via FoodDrinkEurope, has already asked for official thresholds and for a standard to follow for the correct use of PAL. Top level experts in risk assessment and management have already calculated which could be the maximum level of contamination that pose no significant risk to allergic consumers (references doses issues by VITAL 3 in 2019 and FAO/WHO in 2022). Now the responsibility for what lies ahead is on the legislator.
Is the time ripe for this change? If not, what is missing for this step to be taken?
Our exceptional panel of experts will discuss what awaits us.
Speakers
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Bert PoppingFOCOS GmbH, ConsultantDr. Bert Pöpping is CEO of FOCOS – Food Consulting Strategically. He has more than 25 years experience in the food safety testing industry in senior roles and with global responsibilities. Bert advises stakeholders in the wider food supply chains on emerging risks, develops jointly with his clients tailored food safety solutions and advises on novel analytical technologies that can help making food manufacturing safer. Bert is author of numerous peer-reviewed publication and served as member on numerous international committees, as well as on the Board of Directors of AOAC International.
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Cesare VaralloFoodLawLatest, Food LawyerCesare is a food lawyer based in Italy and founder of Food Law Latest, an independent law firm and food law blog, operating at the intersection between science and regulations. In addition to labeling compliance services and strategic food law advice over more than 90 countries, he regularly provides assistance in relation to crisis management, food safety issues, food fraud investigations and import/export requirements. He’s a well recognized speaker and guest instructor in several universities (MSU IFLR in USA, LUISS and Alma Mater Bologna in Italy).
