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Allergen managementFood & feed

Allergens, cross-contamination and labels in one matrix

This module keeps the allergen matrix per product and production line: which allergens are present, where cross-contamination can occur and which control measures apply. The system flags ingredients missing from the label and cross-contamination risks without a control measure.

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Features

What you do with Allergen management

Matrix with fourteen allergens

Products are the rows, the fourteen legally listed allergens plus your own allergens are the columns. Each cell shows ingredient, cross-contamination, absent or not yet filled in.

Label check per ingredient

For every allergen present as an ingredient, you record whether it is on the label. As long as the answer is no or not yet determined, the line counts as a label risk.

Cross-contamination with controls

For cross-contamination you record the control measure, such as a separate production line, production sequencing or validated cleaning. Without a measure the line counts as a risk.

Problems visible at once

A red border marks a problem cell, and counters show label risks, cross-contamination without a measure and products due for review. With Enlarge you open the matrix full screen, useful during an audit.

Follow-up in one click

For a line with a risk, Create action puts the follow-up straight into the central action list.

Controlled changes

If you change the recipe or production line of an approved product, the system points you to Management of Change if you use that module. Products that leave the range are archived so they are kept.

In practice

How it works

  1. 1

    Add a product

    With New product you enter the product name, article or recipe code, status, responsible person and production line.

  2. 2

    Record allergens

    With Add allergen you record for each allergen its presence, the label statement or control measure and when it was last verified.

  3. 3

    Follow up risks

    A product with open risks shows a notice that it needs attention. You create an action for the follow-up straight away.

  4. 4

    Plan label check and review

    You note when the label was checked and plan the next review. It appears in the calendar and the alerts warn you in time.

Standards and legislation

Where it helps you

BrydgeOne contains no text of the standards. Here you see which topics from standards and legislation this module helps you with.

Verordening (EU) 1169/2011

For each ingredient you record whether the allergen is on the label, and a missing statement counts as a label risk.

One platform

Works together with

Every module works on its own. Switch on more and they fill each other in automatically.

Traceability & recallRecall drills pick their product from this register ActionsLabel risks and cross contamination can become an action Risk assessment & action planProduction lines link to the risk assessment machine register Standards frameworkThe matrix counts as evidence for standard clauses
Knowledge base

Read more about Allergen management

How to build a HACCP plan: the seven principles in plain languageBuilding a HACCP plan means deciding in advance where in your process food can become unsafe and how you prevent that. You work with seven principles and a few preparatory steps. Here you read what each step involves and how to approach it in practice. Allergen management: building an allergen matrix and preventing cross-contaminationAllergen management makes sure a customer with an allergy never unexpectedly consumes an allergen. That takes an overview of what is in your products, separation in your process and clear information. This is how you approach it, from matrix to training.
Glossary

Terms related to Allergen management

AllergensAllergensHACCPHazard Analysis and Critical Control Points
Frequently asked questions

Questions about Allergen management

What is the difference between ingredient and cross-contamination?

An ingredient is deliberately in the recipe and must be on the label. Cross-contamination is unintended transfer, for example via a shared line. For that you record a control measure and decide yourself on a may contain statement.

Can we add our own allergens alongside the fourteen legal ones?

Yes. Your own allergens appear as extra columns in the matrix, with their own names.

What happens when a product leaves the range?

You set the product to Archived. It then disappears from the matrix but is kept. Only an administrator can delete it.

Can I use the product in a recall drill?

Yes. In a Traceability & recall exercise you pick the product directly from this register.

Start small

Start with just Allergen management and expand when you want

You do not have to set up everything at once. Switch this module on, add other modules later and keep using the same data and the same app. BrydgeOne fits every organisation, from a small company to enterprise, and you only pay for what you switch on, from € 49 per month.

Allergen managementStart hereTraceability & recallAdd laterActionsAdd laterRisk assessment & action planAdd laterStandards frameworkAdd later

See Allergen management in your own situation

You only pay for the modules you switch on, from € 49 per month. In a demo we show how it works with your own processes.

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