F O O D T E C H PA C K T E C H Foodtech Packtech Exhibitor 2016 NZMS Scientific offers a range of innovative solutions designed to ensure your products meet the standards you and your customers expect. www.foodtechnology.co.nz 37 Food allergy, an immune response to proteins present in food that the body mistakenly believes are harmful, is an important health problem of increasing concern in developed countries. Allergens are one of the largest causes of global product recalls, with the major risk for food manufacturers being the potential for cross contamination with food allergens during production processes. The aim of any food manufacturer‘s Food Allergen Management Programme is to minimise this risk. An important tool in any allergen management plan is testing for the presence or, better still, absence of allergens. There are now tools available to allow industry to take more control of their allergen management onsite. A significant range of allergen detection kits from Romer Labs can now become a key part of food allergen management plans. Allergens which can be tested for include gluten, soy, egg, peanut, crustacea or milk, to name a few. With New Zealand being heavily involved in the dairy industry and milk being a major ingredient across a diverse range of products – and Rapid Results. Real Answers. Right Away. • Fermentation industry testing • Pathogen testing • Allergen detection • Dairy industry testing • Environmental testing • Enumeration of microorganisms • Sample collection and preparation • Sterility testing • General lab supplies P 09 259 4062 E nzms@nzms.co.nz W www.nzms.co.nz FT120 TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR ALLERGEN TESTING ONSITE quick testing and immediate decision-making, especially when a fast turnaround or trouble shooting is required. Food contact surfaces, solid products such as raw materials, in-process material or finished products and liquid samples (such as liquid products or rinse water) can be tested. Everything is supplied with the kit and being stored at room temperature allows immediate usage. Results are read visually, and the limit of detection is 1ppm of milk protein. For more information contact NZMS Scientific on email: nzms@nzms.co.nz or visit www.nzms.co.nz in combination with the allergen declaration requirements on product labels - there had been a lot of discussion around detection of these milk proteins in finished products and across product contact surfaces. This was mainly due to processors having to decide whether to look for casein or β - Lactoglobulin as an indicator for allergenic residues. For the detection of bovine milk in foodstuffs, sensitive detection systems are required. Approximately 80 per cent of bovine milk proteins are caseins. β - Lactoglobulin, the major allergen of whey, represents a further 10 per cent of the total protein. With the AgraStrip Total Milk kit, it is now possible to test for both casein and β - Lactoglobulin at the same time. The test strips are a lateral flow strip designed for application in the production facility. Real time testing using on-site lateral flow methods allows for
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