date:Sep 27, 2013
encies. In December 2012, the Food and Drug Administration took steps to develop regulatory thresholds or action levels for such major food allergens as milk, egg, fish, Crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, wheat, peanuts and soybeans as well as food ingredients that contain protein derived from such foods. The agencys goal in developing the action levels is to determine what type of enforcement action is appropriate when specific problems are identified at manufacturing plants. The thresholds also