Risk Assessment of Food Allergens

Provides scientific advice to establish threshold levels in foods for the priority allergens. After extensive discussion, the expert committee reached a consensus on reference doses for priority allergenic foods, meeting the criterion for health-based guidance values that they should reflect a range of exposure without appreciable health risk.

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This meeting was to provide scientific advice on review and establish threshold levels in foods for the priority allergens. After extensive discussion, the expert committee reached a consensus on reference doses (RfD) for priority allergenic foods, meeting the criterion for health-based guidance values (HBGV) that they should reflect a range of exposure without appreciable health risk.