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Happy birthday VITAL® Online

By lmcleod On September 19, 2017 · Add Comment · In Industry News, VITAL
VITAL® Online, the Allergen Bureau user-friendly, web-based VITAL Calculator is two years old! Launched in August 2015, VITAL Online has quickly gained global acceptance as a food allergen risk assessment tool utilising the robust science [...]
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Food workers at greater risk of developing allergy

By lmcleod On September 19, 2017 · Add Comment · In Allergy Research, Industry News
Many studies have explored the role of a compromised skin barrier in the development of food allergy in children, but few have looked at this route of sensitisation in adults. A recent paper has [...]
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iEAT system to help consumers detect allergens in food

By lmcleod On September 19, 2017 · Add Comment · In Allergy Research, Industry News
A new portable allergen-detection system, called integrated exogenous antigen testing (iEAT), has been developed to help people detect food allergens on site in a restaurant or food service environment. The system consists of a [...]
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Romer Labs food allergen half-day seminars in Auckland and Sydney – free admission for Allergen Bureau members

By lmcleod On August 29, 2017 · Add Comment · In Industry News, Training
The Allergen Bureau is pleased contribute to two upcoming half-day food allergen seminars being supported by Romer Labs in Auckland, NZ on Wednesday 27 September 2017 and Sydney, Australia on Tuesday 3 October 2017. [...]
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Award-winning work to develop better gluten-free children’s snack products

By lmcleod On August 29, 2017 · Add Comment · In Allergy Research, Industry News
A doctoral student at South Dakota State University USA is conducting research into gluten-free children’s snack foods made of millet and quinoa. Gabriela John Swamy has found that soaking and sprouting the grains prior [...]
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Young boy dies during oral food allergy challenge

By lmcleod On August 29, 2017 · Add Comment · In Industry News
Medically supervised oral food challenges are considered the ‘gold standard’ test to determine if someone is allergic to a food. A three year old boy in the USA has died in what is thought [...]
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Professor Katie Allen explains latest food allergy research on ABC radio

By lmcleod On August 29, 2017 · Add Comment · In Allergen Bureau News, Industry News
Professor Katie Allen, paediatric gastro-enterologist and allergist at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, spoke recently on ABC radio about her research on food allergies, the sharp rise in diagnosed cases in Australia and [...]
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National Allergy Strategy food service project resources

By lmcleod On July 27, 2017 · Add Comment · In Consumer Information, Industry News
The National Allergy Strategy food service project resources were officially released on Monday 17 July 2017 Everyone working in food service – from the manager through to the food preparation and food service staff [...]
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AFGC Product Information Form (PIF) goes digital

By lmcleod On July 27, 2017 · Add Comment · In Industry News
A new version of the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) Product Information Form (PIF V6.0) was officially launched at the AIFST 50th Anniversary Convention in July 2017. The PIF is a comprehensive form [...]
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Millions raised for new childhood allergy treatment

By lmcleod On July 27, 2017 · Add Comment · In Allergy Research, Industry News
Ondek, the Australian biotechnology company founded by Nobel Laureate Professor Barry Marshall, has raised A$3.59 million in equity funding to develop a new treatment for childhood allergy, with eczema being the first allergic disease [...]
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