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Newly Released! The Industry Handbook for Safe Processing of Nuts

Monday, February 1, 2021  

The Industry Handbook for Safe Processing of Nuts
Third Edition - Released December 2020

We are excited and proud to share with you the Industry Handbook for Safe Processing of Nuts - Third Edition, released December 2020. The Handbook was produced in collaboration with Consumer Brands Association. We extend deep gratitude to the members of our PTNPA Technical Committee and the Handbook Task Force who have worked extensively to ensure this edition is accurate and current. The contributions of each of these members was outstanding but we'd especially like to recognize the efforts of Gaby Chavarria/Harris Woolf Almonds, Hiroki Hiura/Setton Farms, and Yvonne Masters/John B. Sanfilippo and Son, Inc. for carrying this across the finish line.

This Handbook is a valuable resource to the industry, and the uses for it are extensive. Our members describe it as the "go-to reference" for food safety in our industry. Some members use it during on-boarding and training; others use it as a constant reference manual. PTNPA will be sharing this with our contacts at FDA and other key stakeholders.

Please use the link below to review, download and share the Handbook within your organizations and across our industry. It will remain on the PTNPA website at PTNPA.org/foodsafetyreports should you need to locate it in the future.

2020 Handbook Task Force Section Leads:

• Food Safety Plan – Yvonne Masters, John B. Sanfilippo and Son, Inc.
• Process Validation – Tim Birmingham, Almond Board of California
• Allergen Preventive Controls – Gaby Chavarria, Harris Woolf Almonds
• Supply-chain Program – Hiroki Hiura, Setton Farms
• Other Prerequisite Programs – Lori Bunch, Golden Peanut and Tree Nuts
• Pathogen Environmental Monitoring Programs – Laurie Post, Deibel Labs
• Equipment Design and Installation – Eric Paskerian, WEP Engineering
• New: Food Defense: Dulce Guzman, Arway Confections/Jon Kimble/Safe Food Alliance
• New: Definition of Raw: Tim Birmingham, Almond Board of California
• New: Intentional Adulteration: Jon Kimble, Safe Food Alliance + Hiroki Hiura/Setton Farms

Task Force Members included: Al Murkeson, Premium Peanut; Angelo Losurdo, Golden Peanut and Tree Nuts; Azucena Lucio, Galdisa; Angel Rodriguez, J. F. Braun; Bob Sauer, KraftHeinz; Brad Brown, Harris Woolf Almonds; Cameon Ivarsson, Napasol; Chelsey Louis, J. F. Braun; Christian Montoya, John B. Sanfilippo & Son; Courtney Dorsett, Premium Peanut; Darlene Cowart, Birdsong Peanuts; Dominika Bujalski, Georgia Nut; Dulce Guzman, Arway Confections; Elaine Trevino, Almond Alliance; Eric Paskerian, WEP Engineering; Erin Clem, Diamond Foods; Erin Wade, John B. Sanfilippo & Son; Gaby Chavarria, Harris Woolf Almonds; Hiroki Hiura, Setton Farms of Terra Bella, Inc.; James Chu, John B. Sanfilippo and Son, Inc.; Jeff Abels, Foreign Trade Service; Joe Baumert, University of Nebraska; Jon Kimble, Safe Food Alliance; Julee Brooke Lewis, Premium Peanut; Karl Thorson, General Mills; Kim Storey, Golden Peanut and Tree Nuts; Kristin Ferrigni, Wonderful Almonds & Pistachios; Eddy Higa, Wonderful Almonds & Pistachios; Kristen Hunt, Deibel Labs; Laurie Post, Deibel Labs; Lori Bunch, Golden Peanut and Tree Nuts; Michael Campagna, John B. Sanfilippo and Son, Inc.; Nadia Khan, Georgia Nut; Nancy Bontempo, Mondelez; Polly Courtney, General Mills; Radka Kacena, Arway Confections/Long Grove Confectionery; Scott Woodard, Horizon Nut Company; Stephanie Nguyen, ConAgra; Steve Calhoun, American Peanut Council; Steve Lunetta, Torn and Glasser; Suzanne Chamberland, Totally Nuts and More; Tim Birmingham, Almond Board of California; Tim Miller, Protein Plus; Tom Jones, Safe Food Alliance; Tyler Hochderffer, Poindexter Nut; William Womack, AL Schutzman; Yazmin DeLeon, Horizon Nut; Yvonne Masters, John B. Sanfilippo and Son, Inc.; Betsy Booren, Consumer Brands Liaison; Jeannie Shaughnessy, PTNPA Liaison


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