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Australians living with allergies will have their conditions better diagnosed, managed, and prevented under new funding by the Albanese Government. The aim is to have fewer people getting ill, hospitalised, or dying because of allergies. The Labor Government is providing…

In-depth knowledge of Hygienic Design improves not only allergen risk management but increases productivity and sustainability – a report by David Lowry, Chairperson EHEDG NZ Regional Section Hygienic Design is a term often used in the food industry, but what…

The FAMS Organising Committee is most excited to announce a confirmed date for the 5th Food Allergen Management Symposium (FAMS) to be held across 3 days from 30th May to 1st June 2023.  As promised in our closing comments to 2021’s virtual symposium, FAMS23…

The increasing use of plant-based proteins has seen greater uptake of lupin in the worldwide food market. While less than one percent of the Australian population is believed to have a lupin allergy, reports of lupin allergy are increasing globally.…

In a recent Food Safety Magazine article, Ignacio Garamendi, the Executive Director for International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) Europe, asks “With allergies and their health impacts on the rise, what can we do to help improve food safety and health?”…

A coconut-based yoghurt product used by UK sandwich shop Pret a Manger to make a vegan wrap is the centre of attention in the inquest into the 2017 anaphylaxis death of 42-year-old mother of five, Celia Marsh. The inquest has…