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CROSS-CONTACT [1 record]

Record 1 2018-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Safety
  • Immunology
CONT

Cross-contact occurs when an allergen is inadvertently transferred from a food containing an allergen to a food that does not contain the allergen. Cooking does not reduce or eliminate the chances of a person with a food allergy having a reaction to the food eaten.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Salubrité alimentaire
  • Immunologie
CONT

La contamination croisée survient lors du contact d'un aliment avec un autre objet (ustensile, surface de travail, mains, etc.) ayant été lui-même en contact avec un allergène sans être nettoyé.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inocuidad Alimentaria
  • Inmunología
DEF

Transferencia de material alergénico a un alimento libre de él durante el proceso de manipulación y preparación de alimentos.

CONT

El sistema de seguridad alimentaria debe garantizar la ausencia de alérgenos no declarados en los productos comercializados [...] Las propias industrias están obligadas a garantizar su ausencia en todas las etapas del proceso, asegurando su trazabilidad y poniendo especial atención en aquellos puntos en los que puede producirse una contaminación cruzada [...]

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