Posted by: GoingNuts
« on: December 11, 2017, 06:09:32 PM »Well, look what arrived in my Inbox today, after I re-sent my email. Yet another non-answer - Like I need to be told that warnings are voluntary. Who do you think you're emailing?
Hi Amy!
Thank you for your recent email to Horizon Organic®.
The 'may contain' or 'shared facility' messaging on containers is not required per the FDA, it is voluntary messaging that you may see on some packaging.
However, I can assure you that we take allergenic food concerns seriously and have instituted allergen control programs at each facility manufacturing Horizon Organic products. Our allergen control programs consist of several components, designed to comprehensively address allergenic food concerns at multiple points of production. Examples of this program include the following:
· Supplier control – each ingredient used in production goes through steps to ensure quality and purity.
· Cleaning procedures – validated procedures to ensure effective clean and rinse is accomplished after each production run.
· Allergen-free product testing – testing in-process and finished product at frequent intervals to ensure safety.
· Storage/warehouse – allergen status labeling and isolation of ingredients to ensure no cross-contamination occurs.
· Production scheduling - scheduling of product runs are done in a manner that ensures allergen-containing products are run only after non-allergen containing products, protecting the immediate subsequent product from contamination risk.
We hope this information is helpful to you.
Happy Holidays,
Adrian & the Horizon Organic Team
Hi Amy!
Thank you for your recent email to Horizon Organic®.
The 'may contain' or 'shared facility' messaging on containers is not required per the FDA, it is voluntary messaging that you may see on some packaging.
However, I can assure you that we take allergenic food concerns seriously and have instituted allergen control programs at each facility manufacturing Horizon Organic products. Our allergen control programs consist of several components, designed to comprehensively address allergenic food concerns at multiple points of production. Examples of this program include the following:
· Supplier control – each ingredient used in production goes through steps to ensure quality and purity.
· Cleaning procedures – validated procedures to ensure effective clean and rinse is accomplished after each production run.
· Allergen-free product testing – testing in-process and finished product at frequent intervals to ensure safety.
· Storage/warehouse – allergen status labeling and isolation of ingredients to ensure no cross-contamination occurs.
· Production scheduling - scheduling of product runs are done in a manner that ensures allergen-containing products are run only after non-allergen containing products, protecting the immediate subsequent product from contamination risk.
We hope this information is helpful to you.
Happy Holidays,
Adrian & the Horizon Organic Team