Ad hoc Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on Risk Assessment of Food Allergens – guidance for risk assessment

Overview

At the request of Codex, FAO and WHO held a series of expert meetings, beginning in 2020, on the risk assessment of food allergens and published the meeting reports, including Part 1: Review and validation of Codex Alimentarius priority allergen list through risk assessment; Part 2: Review and establish threshold levels in foods for the priority allergens; Part 3: Review and establish precautionary labelling in foods of the priority allergens; Part 4: Establishing exemptions from mandatory declaration for priority food allergens; Part 5: Review and establish threshold levels for specific tree nuts (Brazil nut, macadamia nut or Queensland nut, pine nut), soy, celery, lupin, mustard, buckwheat and oats. In response to the recent request from Codex for scientific advice on guidance for food allergen risk assessment, FAO and WHO convened an expert consultation to provide recommendations on food allergen risk assessment.

This document summarizes the conclusions of this meeting and is made available to facilitate the deliberations of the Codex Committee on Food Labelling (CCFL) and Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH). The full report of the meeting will be published as part of the Food Safety and Quality Series.