The Allergen Bureau and the Australian Food and Grocery Council are excited to announce a series of industry information sessions launching the latest PIF 5.0 and VITAL 2.0.
What’s new in PIF 5.0 will be presented by Kim Leighton from the AFGC. Georgina Christensen, Kirsten Grinter and Fiona Fleming from the Allergen Bureau will tell you all about the new VITAL 2.0.
Morning half-day industry information sessions are being run in Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland.
SYDNEY: Thursday 17 November 2011 SOLD OUT
Oatlands House
42 Bettington Road, Oatlands NSW
Please register your interest in another Industry Information Session in Sydney by contacting us at events@allergenbureau.net . If we get sufficient interest we may hold another session.
MELBOURNE: Tuesday 22 November 2011
Hotel Bruce County
445 Blackburn Road, Mount Waverley VIC
AUCKLAND: Wednesday 23 November 2011
Alexandra Park
Greenlane Road West, Epsom , Auckland, NZ
These information sessions will cover:
- the latest release of the Product Information Form (PIF 5.0) along with a data migration tool for PIF 4.3 files developed by the AFGC;
- an overview of the new features – how the form works and what data is required;
- how to use the data migration tool to move data from PIF 4.3 files to the new PIF 5.0;
- the latest release of VITAL 2.0 and discussion of the changes to the VITAL Program;
- the outcomes of the VITAL Scientific Expert Panel review;
- what do the changes to VITAL mean for my Business.
For more information please download a copy of our PDF information flyer here. [PDF 549 KB]
The PIF was developed by industry through the AFGC to provide a single standardised form that assists with assessing allergen information, labelling compliance, nutrition claims and claims about dietary suitability, sustainability and packaging. PIF 5.0 is the latest incremental version of the PIF and comes with a data migration tool to migrate data from the previous version to the new version.
VITAL (Voluntary Incidental Trace Allergen Labelling) is a risk-based methodology for food producers to use in assessing the impact of cross contact allergens and subsequently determining appropriate precautionary allergen labelling.
VITAL 2.0 is the outcome of the international VITAL Scientific Expert Panel (VSEP) review in 2011. The review provides both increased rigour and credibility of the system, and re-evaluation of action levels consistent with best available international data.
Presented By
Kim Leighton
Director, Food Policy and Regulation with the Australian Food and Grocery Council. He has been involved with the development of various industry initiatives, such as the AFGC allergen management and labelling guide and PIF 5.0
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Georgina Christensen, Kirsten Grinter and Fiona Fleming (Allergen Bureau)
The objective of the Allergen Bureau is to share information and experience within the food industry on the management of food allergens to ensure consumers receive relevant, consistent and easy to understand information on food allergens. Georgina, Kirsti and Fiona have been variously involved in the development of VITAL.
