Are you trying to figure out how to avoid
cross-contamination of allergens in your small space? How do you store peanuts,
sugar and the rest of your ingredients and separate allergens while trying to
save space? At our recent Spring Regional Institute, many of our members
learned a valuable tip we’re passing along to you:
Save space by using
vertical storage and keep the allergens stored on the bottom so that if there
is a spill it doesn't contaminate everything else under it.
Take advantage of the height in your facility and store
items vertically. Then, go a step further and be sure your allergens are kept
on the bottom. If you spill from a bag of pecans, at least they will fall to
the floor rather than all over everything under the bag on their way down. This
keeps you from contaminating the sugar and other ingredients that you use on
nearly all of your products, those with and without allergens. Of course, this
is just one step in putting together a plan for avoiding cross-contamination of
allergens, but we thought it was a great one to get you thinking about the
process.
