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A new allergen verification sampling program will be launched by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA’s FSIS) on September 1, 2024. It targets ready-to-eat (RTE) products with labelling claims about the absence of specific allergens. …

Precautionary Allergen Labelling (PAL) is meant to be used only if unintended allergen presence is unavoidable after all reasonable measures are applied. Specific allergen concentration thresholds for PAL, set at levels that would protect a high percentage of individuals with…

A recent study of people with coeliac disease compared the attitudes and compliance with a gluten-free diet between 2011 and 2022. Results suggest that while some aspects have improved, eating out remains challenging.   The study involved two web-based surveys conducted…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter to Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. following inspections that revealed incorrect allergen labelling on some of their bakery products. These inspections, conducted in late 2023 at two production facilities, found…

A recent article in Current Allergy and Asthma Reports highlights a growing issue of allergic reactions to a wide number of legumes. Researchers found that, beyond peanuts and soybeans, other legumes such as peas, chickpeas, lentils, and lupins are emerging…

A groundbreaking trial for a new peanut allergy treatment is set to begin in Melbourne, Sydney, and Perth. The new medication targets antibodies in the body’s own immune system that cause peanut allergy reactions, aiming to alter them and stop…