Allergen Management and VITAL 4.0

Elevate your food safety skills with allergy management knowledge. The latest Allergen Management and Vital 4.0 course equips participants with essential skills to perform allergen risk assessments in the food industry and appropriately declare cross-contact food allergens. This comprehensive program focuses on showcasing how the VITAL program enables food producers to evaluate the impact of allergen cross-contact and provide suitable precautionary allergen labelling on their products. 

Course overview: 

• Principles of Voluntary Incidental Trace Allergen Labelling (VITAL®): Gain a foundational understanding of VITAL and its significance in allergen management. 

• Application of the VITAL Program: Learn how to implement the VITAL program effectively within your operations to achieve compliance and ensure food safety. 

• Achieving appropriate precautionary labelling: Master techniques to assess allergen cross-contact risks and provide accurate precautionary allergen labelling on products. 

What's new in VITAL Version 4.0? 

The latest VITAL 4.0 update introduces significant enhancements designed to improve functionality and compliance: 

• Updated reference doses: Incorporates the new FAO/WHO ED05 reference doses, providing a robust basis for allergen risk assessment. 

• Tailored jurisdiction values: Includes values tailored to European legislative requirements, ensuring region-specific compliance. 

• Canadian jurisdiction addition: Expands the program’s applicability with the inclusion of a Canadian jurisdiction. 

• Functionality upgrades: Features various enhancements to improve the efficiency and accuracy of the VITAL Program.