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An Australian research team have found infants whose pacifiers, or dummies, were sterilised with an antiseptic solution were more likely to have a diagnosed food allergy at the age of one. The risk appears to be entirely connected to the…

A product survey assessing the allergen label status on hundreds of prepacked food products imported from Thailand to Australia has found some carry significant risks for allergic consumers. The survey included 549 Thai products purchased from seven Asian retail grocery…

Researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra believe they are a significant step closer to creating better treatments for people with allergies, having identified the protein neuritin as an important component of the body’s response to allergens. In…

Consumption of common allergenic foods, such as peanut, in early life is recommended in revised clinical guidelines for reducing risk of food allergy among children. In response to such recommendations, and in an effort to assist parents and families to…

While we’re not completely sure of the connection between mental health and allergies, associations have been shown between allergic conditions and anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Given the increased stresses of the past 12 months, researchers have sought…

“Can I make ‘allergen name free’ claims on my products?” and “Can I make a ‘gluten free’ claim on my product?”. These two questions are among the most frequent enquiries that the Allergen Bureau receives to its free helpline service.…