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Monitoring ingredient suppliers is imperative

Food processors need to exercise tighter control over where and how allergens are stored, used and labeled.

peanut allergy
peanut allergy

Last month, Mars North America, Hackettstown, N.J., recalled some of its Combos because they may contain undeclared peanut residue.

Then, Kellogg Co., Battle Creek, Mich., issued a recall for 17 of its cookie and brownie products due to an undeclared peanut residue.

Both food processors initiated the recall after their ingredient supplier, Grain Craft, Chattanooga, Tenn., recalled wheat flour that has the potential to contain low levels of peanut residue.

Later, Hostess Brands, Kansas City, Mo., announced a related recall covering more than 700,000 cases of Ding Dongs, Zingers, Chocodiles and donuts sold in the United States and Mexico.

With all of the food safety measures in place, how do product recalls of this size still take place?

Simple changes in how food manufacturers track and trace ingredients can make a difference in food safety vs. food prevention.

For example, food processors need to better qualify their suppliers and understand what hazards their suppliers are responsible for controlling, says Charles Breen, senior advisor for FSMA for EAS Consulting Group, LLC, Alexandria, Va.

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