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Allergen detection methods are an essential tool that allow the screening of ingredients, finished food products and environmental samples for the presence of allergen proteins to ensure the safety of food allergic consumers and compliance with labelling legislation.    Detection of…

There are many challenges to producing oats for people who are sensitive to gluten. Three Farmers, a grower’s group in Western Australia, are facing these challenges head-on to secure a slice of the wheat-free oat niche. Three Farmers have developed…

Compliance with US Food and Drug Administration final rule for gluten free claims on fermented and hydrolyzed foods came into effect on August 13, 2021. The final rule affects foods such as yogurt, sauerkraut, pickles, cheese, green olives, vinegar, beers,…

The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has conducted the first known priority setting exercise to identify unanswered food hypersensitivity research questions. Food hypersensitivity includes food allergy, coeliac disease and food intolerance. Following UK-wide public consultation that resulted in 295 responses,…

A series of conditional recommendations for managing food allergy in childcare centres and schools has been made by a group of scientists following systematic literature reviews of the anticipated health effects of selected interventions. Lifting blanket bans on food allergens…

Our understanding of the factors involved with childhood allergy development has been advanced by a new study that has analysed the microbiota of meconium – a baby’s first stool after birth. Babies whose first stool did not contain a normal…