Fourth Workshop on Food Allergen Methodologies

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October 15-18, 2006, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Loews Le Concorde Hotel, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Program

Sunday, October 15

7:00 p.m.
Opening Reception
(Borduas Room - Hotel)

Monday, October 16

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Registration and
Continental Breakfast
(Foyer - Fortin/Leduc/Lismer Room)

8:30 - 8:45 a.m.
Welcome
Samuel Benrejeb Godefroy, Director
Bureau of Chemical Safety, Health Canada and
Steve Taylor, Director, Food Allergy Research and Resource Program (FARRP) University of Nebraska
(Fortin/Leduc/Lismer Room)

8:45 - 9:00 a.m.
Official Opening of the Workshop
Guy Aucoin, Regional Director Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Session 1
Regulation and Compliance for Food Allergens Around the World
(Session Chair - Steve Taylor)

9:00 a.m.
Regulatory Environment Surrounding Food Allergens in Canada - Challenges and Perspectives
Samuel Benrejeb Godefroy
Health Canada

9:25 a.m.
Food Allergen Labeling Requirements in the U.S.
Jupiter Yeung FPA

9:50 a.m.
European Regulations for the Labelling of Allergens in Food
Bert Popping Eurofins

10:15 - 10:45 a.m.
Coffee Break
(Foyer - Fortin/Leduc/Lismer Room)

10:45 a.m.
(Session Chair - Samuel Benrejeb Godefroy)

10:45 a.m.
Food Allergy Initiatives in the U.K.
Sue Hattersley
UK FSA

11:10 a.m.
Ensuring Appropriate Information for the Allergenic Consumer - the Role of Food Regulation in Australia
Paul Brent FSANZ

11:35 a.m.
Food Allergy and Legislation in Japan: Overview
Masahiro Shoji Morinaga

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
(La Galerie - Lobby)

1:00 - 2:40 p.m.
Session 2
Allergen Testing as a Risk Management Tool
(Session Chair - Eric Garber)

1:00 p.m.
Allergen Testing as a CFIA Risk Management
Stan Bacler CFIA

1:25 p.m.
U.S. Food Allergen Labeling of Alcoholic Beverages: From Regulations to Detection Methods
Jeffrey Ammann TTB

1:50 p.m.
Importance of Allergen Testing in the Development of Risk Management Strategies, Policies and Guidelines for Responding to Incidence of Undeclared Food Allergens
Samuel Benrejeb Godefroy

2:15 p.m.
Health Canada's Current Surveillance Activities for Undeclared Food Allergens
Michael Abbott

2:40 - 3:00 p.m.
Coffee Break

3:00 - 4:40 p.m.
Session 3
Test Kit Performance and Use of Test Kits in the Food Industry
(Session Chair - Jupiter Yeung)

3:00 p.m.
All Kits are Equal - But Some are More Equal than Others
Bert Popping Eurofins

3:25 p.m.
Case Studies of Allergen Test Use by the Food Industry
Steve Taylor FARRP

3:50 p.m.
Allergen Control, a Manufacturer's Perspective
Grant Morrison
Pepsi-Quaker Oats

4:15 p.m.
Use of Allergen Detection as a Tool for Allergen Control During the Manufacturing Process
Pierre La Haye
Lambert Ice Cream

5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Hands-on Allergen Test Kit Demonstration and Reception
With Products From:
Charm Sciences
ElisaSystems
Morinaga
Neogen
r-Biopharm
Tecra
Tepnel
(La Galerie - Lobby)

Tuesday, October 17

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
(Foyer - Fortin/Leduc/Lismer Room)

8:30 - 10:10 a.m.
Session 4
Validation Work by Test Kit Manufacturers on One of Their New Products
(Session Chair - Michael Abbott)

8:30 a.m.
Development and Validation of Immunoassay-based Test for Hazelnut Residue in Food Products
Mohamed Abouzied Neogen

8:50 a.m.
New Lateral Flow Tests and Elisa: Easy Analysis of Allergen Residues in Food
Kurt Johnson R-Biopharm

9:10 a.m.
Development and Validation of ElisaSystems' Buckwheat Assay
Mike Ryan ElisaSystems

9:30 a.m.
Development and Validation of Morinaga Food Protein ELISA Kit: Experience in Japan
Yumiko Watanabe Morinaga

9:50 - 10:30 a.m.
Coffee Break

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Session 5
(Session Chair - Michael Abbott)

10:30 a.m.
Development and Validation of Food Allergen Tests at Tecra International - Ruggedness and Market Suitability Testing
Josie Quindere Tecra

10:50 a.m.
AllerGiene Validation in Wet Cleaning to Reduce Risk of Food Cross Contact
Bob Salter AllerGiene

11:10 a.m.
Implementation of Allergen Test Methods in an ISO 17025 Accredited Laboratory
Karl Kurz CFIA

11:35 a.m.
Approach to Allergens and Food Safety (MAPAQ)
Daniel Tremblay MAPAQ

12:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
(La Galerie - Lobby)

1:30 - 3:35 p.m.
Session 6
(Session Chair Bert Popping)

1:30 p.m.
Food Allergens: Detection and the Importance of Validation in the Application of Analytical Methods
Eric Garber USFDA

1:55 p.m.
Gluten Detection- Behind the Wells
Jupiter Yeung FPA

2:20 p.m.
Spiking Methods for Food Allergens
Arjon van Hengel
EU-JRC-IRMM

2:45 p.m.
ELISA Allergen Detection Issues with Certain Food Ingredients
Steve Taylor FARRP

3:10 p.m.
Quantitative Sandwich ELISA for the Determination of Fish in Foods
Christiane K. Faest
National Veterinary Institute Norway

3:35 - 5:00 p.m.
AOAC Presidential Taskforce on Food Allergens Meeting
(Place Montcalm Room)

5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Closed Meeting
Harmonized Validation Working Group
(Board Room)

Wednesday, October 18

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
(Foyer - Fortin/Leduc/Lismer Room)

8:30 a.m. - 10:10 a.m.
Session 7
Emerging/Confirmatory Techniques
(Session Chair - Stan Bacler)

8:30 a.m.
The Use of SPR Technology for the Detection of Food Allergens
Ingrid Malmheden Yman
National Food Administration, Uppsala, Sweden

8:55 a.m.
LC/MS/MS for the Detection of Food Allergen: Application to the Detection of Milk Allergens
Philippe Raymond CFIA

9:20 a.m.
Discussion of Immunochromatographic Assays (Lateral Flow Devices) for the Detection of Allergenic Materials
Frank Klein Neogen

9:45 a.m.
The Value of Nucleic Acid-based Diagnostic Techniques as Supplementary or Confirmatory Tools for Allergen Detection
Delano James CFIA

10:10 - 10:30 a.m.
Coffee Break
(Foyer - Fortin/Leduc/Lismer Room)

10:30 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.
Session 8
Control of Allergens on Farm to Fork Continuum
(Session Chair - Joyce Boye)

10:30 a.m.
The Effect of Food Processing on the Detection of Food Allergens
Arjon van Hengel
EU-JRC-IRMM

11:00 a.m.
The Certified Allergen Control Program
Claire Dufresne AQAA

11:25 a.m.
Plan to Make Pure Oats Available to Celiac Patients
Vern Burrows
AAFC

11:50 a.m.
Closing Remarks and Adjournment

Disclaimer: The presentation of allergen methodologies, techniques, test kits etc. at this workshop does not imply an endorsement by Health Canada of any particular technique/methodology.