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  • Allergen management
  • Risk assessment

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  • Current food allergen management practices
  • Japan's 10-ppm threshold and PAL prohibition
  • International frameworks for allergen labeling

Purpose of the Study:

  • Summarize advances in risk-based allergen management
  • Analyze Japan's unique labeling threshold and PAL prohibition
  • Contextualize findings within international ED/RfD frameworks

Main Methods:

  • Quantitative risk assessment
  • Review of international guidelines (FAO/WHO, VITAL 4.0, Codex)
  • Analysis of Japanese dietary shifts and allergy prevalence

Main Results:

  • Japan's 10-ppm threshold provides a wide safety margin for common allergens but is burdensome for others (e.g., crustaceans)
  • International convergence on ED-based RfDs and HACCP-based allergen management
  • Shifting nut consumption in Japan necessitates threshold updates

Conclusions:

  • Future allergen policy requires integrated thresholds and HACCP-based management
  • Anticipate dietary pattern shifts and support harmonized, evidence-based PAL
  • Enhance safety and quality of life for food-allergic individuals