Ad hoc Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on Risk Assessment of Food Allergens Part 3: Review and establish exemptions for the food allergens

Overview

The third in a series of meetings of an ad hoc Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on Risk Assessment of Food Allergens was held from 18 to 29 October 2021, with an additional day for the report finalization and adoption on 3 November 2021. The main purpose of this third meeting was to review and evaluate the evidence in support of precautionary labelling.

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 and will describe the scientific evidence available to the Expert Committee and its deliberations during the meeting.