Ad hoc Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on Risk Assessment of Food Allergens Part 2: Review and establish exemptions for the food allergens

Overview

The second in a series of meetings of an ad hoc Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on Risk Assessment of Food Allergens was held from 15 March to 2 April 2021. The main purpose of this second meeting was to establish threshold levels in foods of the priority allergens.

This document summarizes the conclusions of this meeting and is made available to facilitate the deliberations of the upcoming 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 and will describe the scientific evidence available to the Expert Committee and its deliberations during the meeting.