Allergen Bureau’s President Kirsten Grinter recently presented on the VITAL Program at the Finnish Society of Food Sciences. Kirsten covered the key components of the VITAL program including cross contact allergens, reference doses and amounts, action levels and precautionary allergen labelling (PAL) in detail as well as the Allergen Bureau resources available. The VITAL Program provides a consistent methodology for food industry to assess the impact of allergen cross contact and provide appropriate precautionary allergen labelling on their products.
Training
·Nov 5, 2025
Farewell and thank you to Debbie Hawkes
The Allergen Bureau is sad to farewell long-time Director Debbie Hawkes from Hawkins Watts, who is stepping down from the Board after eight years of outstanding service. Debbie’s contribution has…
