Validation of food allergen analytical methods and their incorporation in food process control practices – aiming for more predictable, risk-based quality management systems for processed foods -Year2

The planned research aims to validate food allergen testing tools from r-Biopharm Canada, and their incorporation in novel quality-management systems used in food production. The first part of the project consists in developing validation criteria for allergen methods under the auspices of the Association of Official Analytical Communities (AOAC) and apply these new requirements for r-Biopharm methods to generate validation data. It will leverage existing methodologies developed by r-Biopharm over the past decade. The second part of the project will consist in exploring the incorporation of these analytical tools in food control practices, such that they support novel risk-based and better “codified” quality management systems for allergens in processed foods, to be adopted by the food manufacturing sector. Efforts will target the initiation of enhanced codes of practice, where robust food allergen analytical tools can be incorporated to be applied in Canada and internationally.

Faculty Supervisor:

Samuel Godefroy

Student:

Partner:

r-Biopharm Canada inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université Laval

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