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The third in a series of three meetings of an ad hoc Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on Risk Assessment of Food Allergens was held in October/November 2021. The main purpose was to review and evaluate the evidence in support of…

Postdoctoral researcher Dr Melinda Hardy and her team at Melbourne’s WEHI have been awarded $1.1m NHMRC funding through the Ideas Grant scheme. The grant will support research to better understand what leads to the symptoms of gluten sensitivity and coeliac…

Together with AIFST, the Allergen Bureau is proud to present the Julie Newlands Award to HJ Langdon & Co. This award recognises the late Julie Newlands, inaugural director and honorary treasurer of the Allergen Bureau, and a fabulous and passionate…

Precautionary allergen labelling (PAL) such as “may contain traces of” is often used by food manufacturers but is generally unhelpful for consumers. Following widespread consultation, a voluntary labelling declaration has been proposed, to indicate that any unintended presence of an…

Milk is one of the leading causes of fatal or near-fatal food-induced anaphylactic reactions globally. Because of this, most countries require milk to be declared on a food label when present as an ingredient, yet undeclared milk is the most…

With the rise in availability of frozen and on-the-go meals, US-based researchers have looked at the extent of undeclared allergens or labelled allergens that are not actually present at detectable levels in these foods. Using a 7-plex immunoassay capable of…