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Latest research released by the UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA), in partnership with the charities Allergy UK and the Anaphylaxis Campaign, has shown that 60 per cent of young British consumers with a food allergy or intolerance avoid eating out…

With a baby’s immune system beginning to develop from about 20 weeks gestation, pregnancy presents the perfect time to influence future immunity. Researchers at Western Australia’s Telethon Kids Institute and the Joondalup Health Campus are looking for study participants to…

safefood is responsible for promoting food safety and healthy eating in the island of Ireland. They are currently seeking tenders for research into the socioeconomic cost of food hypersensitivity to support the knowledge base in Ireland. Conservative prevalence estimates of…

The prevalence of allergic diseases has drastically increased over recent decades, particularly in Westernised countries. The factors driving increased prevalence remain unclear, but it has previously been suggested that there may be a link with consumption of fast foods. Researchers…

Over two billion people around the world include edible insects in their diet on a regular basis, and interest in insects as a sustainable source of nutrition is increasing in Western countries. In parallel with further development of regulations around…

Researchers in the Netherlands have called for greater guidance on precautionary allergen labelling following a study that showed people with food allergy regularly have allergic reactions because of the absence of clear precautionary labelling on products. In the study by…