Food Allergen Management

Overview

•                Food Allergens

– What they are and what they do?

•                Allergen Management in Manufacture

– Making food safe for all consumers

•                Training and Education

– Raising awareness at all levels

•                Allergen Labelling

– Proper use of allergen labelling

Documentation . . . is it a necessary??

What is Documentation?

Material that provides official information or evidence or that serves as a record.

Documentation can be available in forms of paper, online and digital or analog media, such as audio tape or CDs.

Common Commercial Fish Types of Sri Lanka

Commercial group	English Name (Common Name)	Scientific Name	Sinhala Name
Seer	Spanish mackerel	Scomberomorus commersoni	Thora
	Wahoo	Acanthocybium commersoni	Sawara

HISTAMINE - POISONING

Histamine poisoning is one of the major problems in Tuna industry. Histamine poisoning (Scombroid Food Poisoning) is a food-borne illness, which is a result of consuming fish with poorly chilled or handled. Histamine poisoning is the second most common type of fish poisoning (after Cigutera).

HISTAMINE FORMATION
Histamine is an Organic Nitrogen Compound, which is derived from the “decarboxylation” of an amino acid named “HISTIDINE”
The reaction is as followed,

                                   Conversion of Histidine to Histamine by histidine decarboxylase
                                   
In animal guts, especially in Scombroid fish, there are certain Bacteria which is capable of producing Histamine, using the catalyst enzyme named “Histidine Decarboxylase”.

CONTROLLING THE FORMATION OF HISTAMINE IN TUNA
This controlling should start from the boat. Here only considered the “Long Line” caught Tuna fish. Once the fish is taken to the boat, Guts and Gils should remove (Evisceration) and it should bled in order to remove the blood.
Symptoms of Histamine Poisoning
- Nausea
- Flushed face
- Dizziness
- Sweating
- Rapid heartbeat
- Stomach pain
- Headache
- Burning taste in mouth

Those symptoms then further developed in to following,
- Swelling (Oedema)
- Stomach Cramps
- Diarrhea
- Hives

When it goes more severe,
- Blurred Vision
- Swollen Tongue
- Difficulty of breathing

Oil Pulling For Whiter Teeth and Better Breath

What is Oil Pulling?

It has taken quite some time, but oil pulling has finally gained some popularity in the United States. Used primarily in Ayurvedic medicine, oil pulling is a fantastic oral detoxification procedure that is simply done by swishing a tablespoon of oil (typically coconut, olive or sesame) in your mouth for 10-20 minutes.

Oil pulling works by cleaning (detoxifying) the oral cavity in a similar way that soap cleans dirty dishes. It literally sucks the dirt (toxins) out of your mouth and creates a clean, antiseptic oral environment that contributes to the proper flow of dental liquid that is needed to prevent cavities and disease.